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Old August 4th, 2006, 01:08 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.latin-america,rec.travel.air
Dan Stephenson
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I've found that if you pack light you can make do with a daypack. I
bought a big Gallileo backpack some years back, and now only use the
daypack that came with it. Note that this isn't a booksack like kids
use at school. Overall if possible I recommend visiting a store,
preferrably with about the amount of stuff you're going to bring with
you. Note that packing light might mean two changes of clothes, one to
wear, one to be drying out.

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Old August 4th, 2006, 06:15 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.latin-america,rec.travel.air
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Dave Frightens Me wrote:
Miguel Cruz wrote:
I sometimes have to carry my luggage fairly long distances. For
example, last year I had to carry two bags (one large checked
backpack, worn in the back, one small carry-on backpack, worn in the
front) from Istanbul airport to the center of town because my ATM
card had expired just before the flight (who ever checks the
expiration date on their ATM card?), I didn't have any other form of
money on me, and the only bank that was prepared to sort me out was
in the middle of town. Leaving aside the stupidity of the situation
I'd gotten myself into, it was really no problem to do this - I just
found some high ground, located the coastline, followed it, and a
few hours later I was in Sultanahmet.


Oh ****, that's a long way!

Are you seriously telling us you only had one card? I have 3, plus a
bit of cash at any time.


I had suffered a spate of expirations in prior months. A couple weeks
after arriving in Turkey I was going to meet the person who had my mail,
which contained some new cards.

At the time my ATM card expired, I was just about to leave town. I went
to the local branch of my bank and got them to send me some money to pay
my rent, and a bit extra, but other expenses came up and ate away my
buffer. Then the bank was closed until flight departure time. I could
either change the date or just go ahead and see what happened.

And what's life if you don't just go ahead and see what happens? Turns
out I got a walk in Istanbul that few people do, and had a very
interesting time with some extremely nice bank staff there who stayed en
masse until hours after closing (even though only one of them plus the
guard would have been enough) to get my money sorted out - and feed me
strange Turkish food.

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Old August 4th, 2006, 06:21 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.air
Tchiowa
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rascal wrote:
Yes, and that's a really good idea. I say shoot all the tourist as soon as
they show themselves. Carrying two bags should be prima fascia evidence of
tourism and give everyone the right to shoot them immediately. You surely
don't want to just wound them, so shooting to kill is the way to go.


Not tourists. The police should use more discretion than that. If the
police see someone with a backpack they should ask them the purpose for
their visit. If they say "tourist" or "business" or something then let
them through. If they say "I'm a traveller" then the egotistical
low-life travelling around on his parent's money should be put out of
our misery as quickly and painlessly as possible.

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Old August 4th, 2006, 06:25 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
Tchiowa
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Dave Frightens Me wrote:
On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:23:29 +0800, Miguel Cruz
wrote:

"rascal" wrote:
Despite what the "travel experts" may say, carry your bag for a
couple of miles or so getting out of the airport and wheels become
more attractive.


I cannot imagine a scenario in which a wheeled bag is more attractive,
unless it is so heavy that you simply cannot lift it - such as an
equipment container on 4 casters.

I sometimes have to carry my luggage fairly long distances. For example,
last year I had to carry two bags (one large checked backpack, worn in
the back, one small carry-on backpack, worn in the front) from Istanbul
airport to the center of town because my ATM card had expired just
before the flight (who ever checks the expiration date on their ATM
card?), I didn't have any other form of money on me, and the only bank
that was prepared to sort me out was in the middle of town. Leaving
aside the stupidity of the situation I'd gotten myself into, it was
really no problem to do this - I just found some high ground, located
the coastline, followed it, and a few hours later I was in Sultanahmet.


Oh ****, that's a long way!

Are you seriously telling us you only had one card? I have 3, plus a
bit of cash at any time.


?????

What bank is issuing ATM cards that expire? My ATM never does. And no
need to carry more than one. I also carry a few Credit Cards that you
can always use to withdraw cash.

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Old August 4th, 2006, 08:14 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
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"Tchiowa" wrote in message
ps.com...
Dave Frightens Me wrote:
I sometimes have to carry my luggage fairly long distances. For example,
last year I had to carry two bags (one large checked backpack, worn in
the back, one small carry-on backpack, worn in the front) from Istanbul
airport to the center of town because my ATM card had expired just
before the flight (who ever checks the expiration date on their ATM
card?), I didn't have any other form of money on me, and the only bank
that was prepared to sort me out was in the middle of town. Leaving
aside the stupidity of the situation I'd gotten myself into, it was
really no problem to do this - I just found some high ground, located
the coastline, followed it, and a few hours later I was in Sultanahmet.


Oh ****, that's a long way!

Are you seriously telling us you only had one card? I have 3, plus a
bit of cash at any time.


?????

What bank is issuing ATM cards that expire? My ATM never does. And no
need to carry more than one. I also carry a few Credit Cards that you
can always use to withdraw cash.

Some banks now put expiration dates on their ATM cards because they get too
battered up over time. And it's best to use an ATM card instead of a credit
card to get cash (unless of course you can't use the ATM) because credit
cards charge a fee for cash and nowadays some of them charge interest from
the day you get the cash instead of giving you a grace period. KM
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Old August 4th, 2006, 09:00 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.latin-america,rec.travel.air
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Following up to Miguel Cruz

My girlfriend travels with a large wheeled bag and it slows us down
tremendously (hope she's not reading this). It is faster for me to pick
her bag up and carry it in my arms while also wearing my large backpack,
than for her (or me) to drag it by the wheels.


this may be due to your extremely manful physical manly prowess.
I note female hotel staff, helping with bags tend to use the
wheels, while I follow your example of trying to pull my arms
off.
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  #17  
Old August 4th, 2006, 09:00 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.latin-america,rec.travel.air
The Reid[_1_]
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Following up to Dave Patterson

Remember that you cannot do that in the UK anymore. Police will shoot to
kill tourists with backpacks before they get a chance to ask any
questions (and this policy is approved/condoned by the Bliar government).


Speaking only for rec.travel.africa, I say let's
don't start yet another endless round of useless
and witless postings like this.


I agree, the people who make them would often be the last to be
able to deal with the real situations they like to mock.
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  #18  
Old August 4th, 2006, 09:00 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air
The Reid[_1_]
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Following up to Larry in Berkeley

Many airlines are now enforcing the old rule that a carryon may not
weigh more than seven kilos.


(UK) New Department for Transport guidelines on cabin baggage
come into effect this month. Passengers are now only allowed to
take hand baggage on board that is a maximum length of 56cm
(22in), width of 45cm (18in) and depth of 25cm (10in).
We recommend that you check your baggage dimensions before
starting your journey to save delays.
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Old August 4th, 2006, 09:30 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.latin-america,rec.travel.air
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
[..] They suck on stairs, they suck in countries [..]. They suck.


You're right in most points, but a small trolley is perfect for business
travelling, when you do 3-4 day trips, where you only move within
airports, hotels, train stations an central urban areas.... then they
are a perfect thing and since I borrowed a trolley for such a trip some
years ago I don't want to miss it.

For private trips I prefer a small backpack, about 15-20l, which is
enough for most trips. The rule is: The less you bring with you, the
better. Most things you need in a foreign country, which you're not
using at home are much cheaper in your destination country, therefore
there is no need to buy them at home and bring them. Usually there is no
need to bring them back home (what should I do with a moskito net in
Austria?). What I experienced in the last years: The longer I go, the
less luggage I do have (Typically I do have more clothing for a weekend
trip with a lot of activities planned than for a 4 weeks tour where I
need to wash my stuff anyway).

Manfred

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Old August 4th, 2006, 09:43 AM posted to alt.travel,rec.travel.africa,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.europe
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RPSinha wrote:
[Reposted with enlarged group list. Please leave rec.travel.air intact,
I can only access replies there.]

I am going to experiment with doing away with checked luggage and try
traveling with just one carry-on. This will be for a few weeks, a few
countries, everything from planes and trains to back country buses.
So this bag needs to be pretty versatile: strong, light, easy to
organize etc, and resistant to dust and water. I found two intriguing
suggestions in http://www.onebag.com/bags.html : the Red Oxx Air Boss
and Tough traveler Tri-Zip. Both are about $225.
Om Kenn Rosenkranz (foertidspensionist)
http://www.webspawner.com/users/nudunu/index.html

Another suggestion was Rick Steves Convertable carry-on bag; $99.
http://travelstore.ricksteves.com/ca...ction=product&
theParentId=8&id=139

Do you have any expereince with these? Or, do you have another
recommendation?

Finally, do you find any particular *colors* either very good or not so
good for rugged travel? (My "one bag" is likely to take more beating
than if it had been just one of several bags with me.) The Red Oxx
comes in 12 colors, for example:
http://www.redoxx.com/catalog/carry-on/p_91018-air-boss.html

Thanks.


Be sure to chose a very robust bag

 




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