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The Incredible Shrinking Suitcase
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The Incredible Shrinking Suitcase

Achieve a Smaller Carry-on - The Incredible Shrinking Suitcase This article is a book excerpt from 300 Healthy Travel Tips available on Apple iBooks and coming soon to the Amazon Kindle and other ebook stores. Learn more at healthytrekking.com.

If you haven’t noticed, airlines are getting smarter, and for us, that’s not always a good thing. Today, airlines operate at an average of 83 ...
Ship Your Luggage Ahead: Travel Benefits
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Ship Your Luggage Ahead: Travel Benefits

Ship Your Luggage (Photo Credit: DepositPhotos) When you have just too much stuff to fit into a rolling carry-on for your business trip or a dream vacation to Vail or Maui, don’t despair. Ship your luggage ahead to where you will be staying via U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, FedEx, UPS. When you ship your luggage ahead, your larger items can be waiting for you when you arrive at your destination. ...
Luggage Storage – Make the Most of Your Layover
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Luggage Storage – Make the Most of Your Layover

Luggage Storage Have you ever flown home from a work trip or vacation through an amazing city? Did you go in? Or, as many people do, did you sit in the airport, tied to your luggage, looking out the window, wondering when you’d have the chance to come back and visit? Recently, during a four-hour layover in Amsterdam we were able to explore the bicycle-packed, river-following streets of ...
Traveling Parents: 5 Strange Items to Pack
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Traveling Parents: 5 Strange Items to Pack

5 Strange Things Traveling Parents Should Pack For Vacation Travelers pack some pretty odd items to take with them on vacation, but for good reason. Some items, especially if you're a parent, just simply cannot be left at home! God forbid you leave your child's favorite toy at home before going on vacation for a week. However, there are some items that you should consider packing to make your traveling ...
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Packing Three Months of Your Life Into a Carry-On

Packing Tips - How to Pack Three Months of Your Life into a Carry-On Who knows more about packing for an unpredictable trip around the world than a modern, fashion-loving, captain of a cruise ship? If you’re struggling just with the thought of packing for a week, try packing for three months. We sat down with Celebrity Summit’s Captain Kate McCue as she explained how she packs three months of her life into ...
Packing Tips – Pack Like a Pro
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Packing Tips – Pack Like a Pro

8 Packing Tips to Pack Like a Pro! There's nothing worse than carrying around heavy bags filled with items that you don’t need. As travelers, we've all overpacked and have regretted it. Avoid paying more baggage fees and save some room for souvenirs by checking out these packing tips on how to pack smart. 1) Check the Weather Forecast for Your Destination Before Packing. Even you plan for it to be ...
How to Travel Without Liquids or Gels
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How to Travel Without Liquids or Gels

How to Travel Without Liquids or Gels Never stress about keeping your liquids under the limit again! There are ways to travel without having to pack any liquid at all. Yes, this means you never have to watch a TSA agent throw away your toiletries again. Check out these solid forms of toiletries that are 100% TSA approved and allow you to Travel Without Liquids or Gels! Shampoo Bar (Photo: ...
Checked Bag is Lost – What to Do
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Checked Bag is Lost – What to Do

Checked Bag is Lost It happens to the best of us. You’re waiting to receive your luggage at baggage claim and yours is no where to be found. Luckily, airlines have been doing better with losing luggage, so you’re chances of this happening are a lot slimmer than they were 20 years ago. However, although airline performance has improved, what you do when an airline loses a bag remains about as it was in the ...
7 Fashion Accessories Essential for Fall Travel
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7 Fashion Accessories Essential for Fall Travel

Must-Have Fashion Accessories for Fall Travel Fall consists of beautiful scenery and crisp weather, making it the best time of the year to travel. However, it may not be the easiest season to pack for. Morning are chilly, afternoons are warm, and nights are often a tad cold. How do we cope with the changing weather? Layers! Stock up on these spectacular accessories for fall travel. You will thank ...
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8 Travel Hacks for Stuff You Forgot to Pack

Forgot to pack an important item for your trip? Forgetting to pack something essential for your trip is something we’ve all gone through. Believe it or not, it has happened to me almost every single time I travel, regardless of how great of a last-minute packer I think I am. Fortunately, sometimes, you can make use of something else as a substitute of what happens to be missing. Sometimes it works, ...
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