How to Travel : Choosing the right case

I'm back today with a write up on how to choose the right suit case for your next trip.

Choosing a case is one of several important aspects to traveling.
First, of course you need to establish the type of trip you're taking.
Are you staying in hostels? hotels? Are you going on a tour, staying with friends or doing your own thing? Are you a backpacker who is traveling light? or are you a more luxury type traveler who is staying in hotels and likes plenty of variety?
These are the questions you need to ask yourself before you book your trip, and definitely before you choose your luggage!

For example, for this trip I am a hostel/hotel traveler. I will be visiting friends, and staying for a longer period on the English country side. I will also be visiting some cities, which I think requires a little more dressing up.
Therefore, I will be taking a medium sized hard case suitcase (Flylite), A small on board shoulder bag to carry all my bits and bobs (Lazana), and of course my handbag (LongChamp).

I've learned over the years to travel as light as possible. On my first trip abroad, I took the largest suitcase possible and the largest onboard case possible. I ended up over packing, and only wearing half of the clothing I packed.

Say, you're going on a backpacking trip - you're going to be catching a lot of public transport and you're on a tighter budget so a travel backpack would suit you best.

Of course, it also depends on the length, my trip is around 7 weeks. I feel like my luggage is large enough, and i can always do washing.

Always remember you can post your stuff home! I've done this plenty of times; it saves you baggage fees at the airport too!

Hopefully this has been helpful, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Until next time.
Cheers,
Cj. xoxo

How to travel series by Cj.

The how To travel guide will talk about everything from budgeting to types of travel, where to go, for how long and what to see.

Being a some what experienced traveller, this is my first real attempt to jot down what i've learned, where i've been, and tips and tricks for you.

While there are many out there; some lack the reality that not everyone can afford to travel, i know because i am one of them.

I don't do luxury, and i certainly don't do it dirt cheap. But i travel within my means and i take every opportunity i can to see the world.

From studying abroad, living as an expat or just seeing a few countries 'on the cheap' - i've seen the world many ways.

A traveler knows that it doesn't matter how many times you visit a country - you'll never see it all. 

A tourist, however, just wants to knock countries off their list and never go back.

I am a traveler. My favorite place is the UK. I have friends there, and i love England. I haven't seen it all yet, so next on my list is Scotland. Ill make a visit in London, but i haven't seen the British country side - so that's my next trip.

I will be documenting it, and telling you all about it.

So stay tuned my people.

Cheers;

Cj. xo