When I travel I try to carry on my luggage  - and will only check my bag when its absolutely necessary.  The last time I made an exception to this carry on rule was on my recent return trip from Chicago.  Sure enough, my bag missed its connection and arrived 12 hours after I did.  Not a big deal, just an inconvenience that would have been nice to avoid. 

To learn about the fine art of packing light, check out a site called OneBag.com.  This site has a wealth of packing tips including a sample packing list which you can tailor to your travel occasion, tips for packing clothes to avoid wrinkles, advice on choosing a carryon bag, and other useful topics.

If you can apply some of these tips, you’ll be surprised how unencumbered you feel on your next trip. On arrival you’ll be able to breeze past the baggage claim area and be heading towards your destination while others are still waiting for their bags to appear.  

 

“…because in the real world, there are two kinds of luggage: carryon and lost. – oneBag.com”