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December 24, 2008
The Right Way to Travel
New Year's Countdown, Tip #5: Onebag.com
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Dear Right Way to Travel Reader,
Checking your luggage is getting expensive. But can you kick the habit?
You may already be a one-bag-toting, carry-on-only, super-packing traveler. But if you’re like most people, you end up packing too much when you go on vacation. Throwing in those last-minute items can force you to check your bags... and pay the airline fees to do it.
But with the help of engineer and scientist Doug Dymen, you can train yourself to stick to your list and breeze through check-in with just one bag. Doug has done enough business and pleasure traveling in his lifetime that he decided to use his engineering skills to simplify his packing routine... becoming a devoted, one-bag man.
His site, Onebag.com, covers the whole spectrum of packing light, from creating and sticking to your packing list, to tips on doing laundry in your hotel room, to avoiding wrinkled clothing by “bundle wrapping.”
The site gives tips for choosing the right bag, too, including what to look for in a zipper, which kinds of nylon fabrics hold up best, why soft-sided luggage is better than hard-sided, and -- a sensitive subject for some -- why to avoid buying bags with wheels.
Check it out before you pack for your next trip: Onebag.com
Lori Allen
Director, AWAI Travel Division
P.S. I like to leave some space in my carry-on so I can pick up a few in-flight magazines along the way for research. Glossy in-flight magazines represent one of the most lucrative travel writing markets out there... and, if you know the secrets, one of the easiest to break into, too. Jennifer Stevens, author of the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program, pulls back the curtain and shows you, step-by-step how it’s done in Breaking into Airline In-Flight Magazines: Secrets, Tips, and Tactics to Quickly and Easily Crack one of the Industry's Most Lucrative (and Glamorous) Markets. Plus with it you’ll also get hard-to-find writers guidelines for 25 approachable in-flight magazines. Everything you need to effortlessly land a good-looking, glossy by-line fast.
Right now you can save $70 on it and get FREE shipping when you pick up a copy before December 31, on this special discount order page: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/ifm/website .
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