Please allow me to express a dissenting opinion to that of the reader who suggests that one can lighten the load while traveling by packing clothing that one no longer wants and disposing of it en route (March ’07, pg. 84). While this is not the first time I have heard this suggestion, it always has bothered me. I am concerned about 1) the negative impact it has on the globe and 2) the negative opinion it creates (or reinforces!) about Americans.
Having made several trips to Italy, I was looking for something new. I discovered the tour “Northern Italy” from Odysseys Unlimited (85 Main St., Ste. 101, Watertown, MA 02473; 888/370-6765, www.odysseys-unlimited.com). From Miami, my 14-day trip, May 24-June 6, 2006, cost $3,695 plus a single supplement of $595.
by Harlan Hague, Stockton, CA (first of two parts, continue to part 2)
For travel, transport and communication, I’ve found learning the following words to be frequently useful. Surprisingly, these terms are not always listed in phrase books.
Aisle (seat)
Window
As a seasoned traveler, I find traveling with dirty clothes very annoying. Now when I travel, I go through my closets and chest of drawers and pack only items that I plan to leave behind.
I thoroughly enjoyed Bill Kizorek’s article, “One Shirt, 40,000 Miles. . .” (Dec. ’06, pg. 6). I have the solution to his wet socks problem.
The recently created prohibitions for carrying liquid substances in carry-ons aboard airplanes makes shipping wine in hold baggage an exercise in creativity to prevent breakage, leakage or other calamities. On a November ’06 trip to the Mediterranean, I managed to get a bottle of wine home safely in hold baggage, but I held my breath until I opened the suitcase in which it had been secured.
I saw the reader’s letter “Tips for a London Visit” (Aug. ’06, pg. 19), which mentioned traveling from Heathrow Airport to London on the underground.
