be able to languidly
beside you, while puffing on your cigar when
taking a flight instead you will ferried as
quickly and as comfortably as possible to
your destination with as little fuss and pomp
and ceremony as possible.
about you at all times and always over, as
opposed to under prepare, for the event.
the airport carrying those ridiculous bean
bag cushions tied to their carry on luggage
and scoffed at how silly and cumbersome
they may look. Until recently I too was you.
I scoffed at those people that is until I
bought one and tried it on my last long-haul
flew economy all the way to Europe and the
flight was packed to the rafters, or should we
say, overhead lockers, I was able to sleep
and restfully. So don't jest and don't mock.
Go prepared to sleep on the plane and pack
a small bag with comfortable sleep socks, a
travel pillow and even a pair of comfy pants.
forever. In the past you could literally pack
your on board luggage with all that you
needed for a two-night trip to Europe and
take it with you on the plane. Including
toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant and
expensive perfume. Today the rules have
changed significantly and you are no longer
able to get through security with more than
100ml of any given `liquid'. While this seems
to be different for every airline and airport it
is always best to check.
heightened security the laws around electronic
equipment has also changed. All laptops,
individually so try and not wedge them
behind that box of choccies for mom where
they are hard to reach. Instead ensure they
are easily reachable and quick to take out and
put back in. Very importantly do not, unless
you absolutely have to, pack your bulky laptop
charger in your checked in baggage and your
now flat laptop in your carry on luggage. If
security deem your device as suspicious and
request that you turn it on and it doesn't they
will take it away from you.
little bit of space at your disposal, don't. An
airport with a heavily laden and cumbersome
carry on bag slung onto your back won't be
pleasant, especially once you have cleared
security and there are no more trolleys to
help disguise the bag that is hiding the family
jewels that now weighs a ton.
lots of water and while the pain of having to
climb over your fellow passengers to go to
for the emergency exits