Tag / travel

Luggage.  There is SO much luggage out there!  Odds are, your family has a suitcase or two laying around the house.  My parents have a TON of luggage.  Some old, some new, some big, some small, some giant.  This post is going to help lead you through the pros/cons of different types of luggage, from the perspective that you might be looking to buy a new bag for the trip, or at least trying to figure out which of the bags you have access to would be best for you to take.  Of course, you don't need to buy new luggage to travel.  And you may be stuck with whatever your family has, like it or not. ...

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As I prepare to make a 3-week carry-on-only trip this summer and find myself obsessively pouring over blogs and videos and tips for traveling light, it struck me that while I learned a lot of tips from the experts in traveling with a backpack only, most of the suggestions for packing techniques and how to not be that traveler are all things I knew. And I realized that many teachers are not incredibly experienced travelers, and our students less so.  I haven't seen a lot of articles, blogs, videos, or hacks produced from the perspective of student travel.  So this series of posts...

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