Lorraine Quisenberry spent twenty-six years planning other people's trips. This is the carry-on she finally stopped second-guessing, and the two things about it that still annoy her.
Two years, about eight trips, and one retired softside roller later: what the 20-inch Samsonite Omni PC spinner actually does well, and the two things that still annoy me.
A travel agent compares the Samsonite Omni 20-inch with the softside roller her husband still uses, and names the trips where each one makes more sense.
A travel agent in her sixties explains why she keeps reaching for the same Samsonite hardside carry-on, and where she would choose something else.
Lorraine Quisenberry spent twenty-six years planning other people's trips. This is the carry-on she finally stopped second-guessing, and the two things about it that still annoy her.
A practical packing plan from a travel agent who has done it on eight trips, with room for laundry, layers, and a little peace of mind.
Two years, about eight trips, and one drawback I did not see coming when I bought it.
Two years, eight trips, and one twenty-inch Samsonite: what six nylon rectangles actually do, and the three things that still bother me.
I have packed with one of these for two years and never owned the other. Here is the honest split, including the two jobs vacuum bags do better.
Twenty-six years of telling other people how to pack, and it took one small set of organizers to fix my own suitcase.
Zip-top bags, rolled clothes, and a knee on the lid. What finally fixed it was six pieces of nylon and a hotel dresser drawer.
A travel agent's two-person method for one carry-on, using six zippered cubes and a little restraint.
Two years, eight trips, one shared carry-on. Here is the part the listing does not tell you.
Eighteen months, fifteen or so flights, and one honest verdict on whether memory foam earns its space in a carry-on.
One is foam that holds a shape. The other is air you carry in a pocket. After eighteen months of flying with one and watching the other at every gate, here is the honest split.
Eighteen months of flights, one carry-on, and the small piece of foam that changed how I sit in seat 34B.
Twenty-six years of booking other people's flights, and I still could not sleep on one. Here is what finally changed that at 62.
A travel agent's step-by-step routine for sleeping on a plane with a memory foam neck pillow, from the seat you pick in March to the alarm that wakes you before descent.
Eighteen months, three countries, and a few things the listing leaves out. A travel agent's plain account of what this pillow does well and where it stopped working for her.
Three years, four countries, and one flat nylon pouch that has carried both passports the whole way. Here is what held up, what annoyed me, and who it actually suits.
A travel agent's honest comparison of a hidden neck wallet and a visible crossbody bag, including where each one actually wins.
A practical list from a travel agent who has carried the same pouch for three years.
Twenty-three years of clamping one hand on a purse strap, and the 2.3-ounce thing that finally let me put my hands down.
A practical routine for wearing, loading, and checking a neck wallet from the night before a flight to the last taxi home.
Three years, two passports, and one warm patch at the sternum. What the HERO Travel Supply neck wallet does well, and the four things that will decide whether it suits you.
A travel agent of twenty-six years on the four-ounce piece of steel that goes into her carry-on before she unpacks, and the two kinds of doors it cannot help with.
One holds the door shut. One makes noise when it opens. After two and a half years of hotel nights with the Addalock in my carry-on, here is which traveler each one actually suits.
A travel agent's practical list, from the zip pocket of her carry-on to the three-minute check before bed.
A travel agent on the small hotel-door habit she has kept for two and a half years.
A travel agent's five-step routine for making a hotel door stay shut, plus the rest of the room check she does before she unpacks.
Two and a half years of hotel nights with one piece of stainless steel, including the three nights I used it wrong and the doors it will never work on.
Two years, about eight trips, and one retired softside roller later: what the 20-inch Samsonite Omni PC spinner actually does well, and the two things that still annoy me.
Two years, about eight trips, and one drawback I did not see coming when I bought it.
Two years, eight trips, and one twenty-inch Samsonite: what six nylon rectangles actually do, and the three things that still bother me.
Two years, eight trips, one shared carry-on. Here is the part the listing does not tell you.
Eighteen months, fifteen or so flights, and one honest verdict on whether memory foam earns its space in a carry-on.
Eighteen months, three countries, and a few things the listing leaves out. A travel agent's plain account of what this pillow does well and where it stopped working for her.
Three years, four countries, and one flat nylon pouch that has carried both passports the whole way. Here is what held up, what annoyed me, and who it actually suits.
Three years, two passports, and one warm patch at the sternum. What the HERO Travel Supply neck wallet does well, and the four things that will decide whether it suits you.
A travel agent of twenty-six years on the four-ounce piece of steel that goes into her carry-on before she unpacks, and the two kinds of doors it cannot help with.
Two and a half years of hotel nights with one piece of stainless steel, including the three nights I used it wrong and the doors it will never work on.
