Traveling Around the World with No Baggage for Six Weeks!

[Photologyst]

No-baggage field report: Full circle (week 6) | No Baggage Challenge -- Around the World with no luggage


I thought that I was doing well with one carryon and a very small suitcase. Evidently one can go anywhere in a tee and cargo pants these days.

[douglas]

Not able to compete with this! However I think most people (including myself) carry far too much "stuff" when traveling.

[BEGM83]

I was proud of myself last week. We had a 20kg holdall allowance and a 5kg carry on. I managed 9kg holdall and 3kg carry on (back problems prevent me carrying more lol) but brought back 13kg and 4.5kg lol

WHOOPS!

Gotta blame the wine, olive oil, sweets.....

[RichardTaylor]

How did he go when flying with "toothbrush/toothpaste, small bottle of liquid soap, small tube of sunscreen" with current airline travel security arrangements? I didn't see any sign of power plug/adaptors for his electronic gear.

On our first overseas vacation as a family (11 year old son, my wife, and myself) we had an 8 week around the world vacation only with carry on baggage (7kg limit per person). Sydney (etc) >> Los Angeles (5 days Disneyland etc) >> Germany/Switzerland & 2 nights in Austria (10 days rental car - Rhine castles/Bavaria and Bernese Oberland in Switzerland) >> flew to Scotland for 3 weeks in the English countryside with a rental car, ended up in London for 4 days before taking a 19 day package tour from London to Athens (Greece) (in a big red bus) and then flew back home to Sydney Australia.
My wife chickened out in London and purchased a small roller suitcase (which wasn't carry on).

That was the first and last vacation we traveled with carry on baggage only. Although we still travel very light.

[Photologyst]

I come from a family that used to travel with trunks. Therefore, I swore as a kid that I would always travel light. However, one small carryon and a small checked piece is as light as I go for a long trip.

A gal’s gotta have a few nice things along and then, there are all the electronics. I don’t need many cosmetics, but I do like my prefered brands.

The ScottE vest is great, but it looks pretty stupid when you are going out to dinner in a nice restaurant.

I always carry a foldable duffle. You never know when something gorgeous has your name on it. While the world is becoming ever smaller, there are some things that one can only purchase in certain countries.

[Saralonde]

I like to travel light, but I don't think I could do what he did.

When we started traveling with our 3 children, I told them they could only take one carry-on with everything they needed and if they wanted souveniers, they had to fit them into their own carry-ons, so they better leave space. They also had to manage their case by themselves; I had absolutely no intention of running through an airport with my own luggage plus hauling theirs, too! They adapted very quickly and we all learned to travel light and/or share things. Definitely saved us time standing around waiting for suitcases to get off the plane. It's the only way to go!

[Photologyst]

Originally Posted by Saralonde

I like to travel light, but I don't think I could do what he did.

When we started traveling with our 3 children, I told them they could only take one carry-on with everything they needed and if they wanted souveniers, they had to fit them into their own carry-ons, so they better leave space. They also had to manage their case by themselves; I had absolutely no intention of running through an airport with my own luggage plus hauling theirs, too! They adapted very quickly and we all learned to travel light and/or share things. Definitely saved us time standing around waiting for suitcases to get off the plane. It's the only way to go!

Kinda the same reason that my husband carries a bag—so that I don’t have to lug his stuff.

Well, the guy got a ‘round the world trip via ScottE vests. However, It doesn’t sound like he’s ready to do it again, soon.

[RichardTaylor]

@ Photologyst

That's what we told our son, "you have to be able to carry it" so make it a carry on.
The only problem was on our 3rd vacation to the USA (he was 14 at the time) we let him pack his own bag. On the second day (In San Francisco) he said to his mum "i've nothing to wear".
He only packed one spare T shirt and one change of underclothes for a 2 week vacation.
We asked him why didn't you pack more clothes? He said "I want to leave space for the toys I am going to buy, that we can't get at home in Australia".
He ended up with a whole heap of very cheap touristy T shirts from San Francisco Chinatown.

[Photologyst]

Originally Posted by RichardTaylor

@ Photologyst

That's what we told our son, "you have to be able to carry it" so make it a carry on.
The only problem was on our 3rd vacation to the USA (he was 14 at the time) we let him pack his own bag. On the second day (In San Francisco) he said to his mum "i've nothing to wear".
He only packed one spare T shirt and one change of underclothes for a 2 week vacation.
We asked him why didn't you pack more clothes? He said "I want to leave space for the toys I am going to buy, that we can't get at home in Australia".
He ended up with a whole heap of very cheap touristy T shirts from San Francisco Chinatown.

Ah, yes, initially making the kids be “responsible” for themselves leaves the parents carrying the bag.

I remember it well.

My answer these days is always, “What are YOU going to do about the problem,” If people whine about their poor planning or self inflicted problems.

So, did he at least purchase good toys in America? lol

I used to have to bring oversea’s colleagues, friends and relatives U. S. care packages for their kids: Jeans, tennies. . . while I shopped for grand libations and chocolates that one could not get in the U. S.

Nowadays, what with the liquid restrictions on flights, the grand libations are no longer possible; and chocolates, well, I can mail order.

However, certain items such as quality clothing, shoes and bags are still worth the trip and paying the extra bag charge.