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Deats
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| I'm harbouring the former in my communist era flat... as a favour to Vlad. |
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esl_prof
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Ooooo!!!!!! So cool!  |
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theoriginalprankster
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You guys have a better sense of humour than the nitpickers on the China forum.
If your baggage is more than 20kg (1 bag and 44 lbs for our American friends) you are too heavy. Lighten the load." - I can take up to 40kgs on Cathay, and if needed I will.
"Wear business attire when you travel (home to destination).
Pack a couple extra shirts, and extra pair of pants, 5 sets of socks and undies. (stuff for work)" - I travel in casual gear on long haul flights
Add some casual clothing (a couple of polo shirts and runners) and a pair of jeans.
Unless you are very particular about the brand of your toiletries or perhaps you are headed for some remote jungle location you can usually get by with a short list of toiletries. Buy what you need when you get there.
The same goes for most of the rest of your laundry list.
"Some cash and a couple of bank cards are a good plan." - That I have. |
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esl_prof
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| theoriginalprankster wrote: |
"Wear business attire when you travel (home to destination).
Pack a couple extra shirts, and extra pair of pants, 5 sets of socks and undies. (stuff for work)" - I travel in casual gear on long haul flights |
I think the point here is that business attire takes up more space in your baggage than casual clothing. Thus, you can economize on space by wearing the items that take up the most space. |
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esl_prof
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| theoriginalprankster wrote: |
| You guys have a better sense of humour than the nitpickers on the China forum. |
Nothing humorous about this. There are very good reasons to do your Wikileaks uploads while you're traveling abroad. If you don't believe me, ask Comrade Snowden.  |
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Deats
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When I left China I had about 20kgs of carry on luggage. I've never been stopped once on probably more than a hundred international flights - not saying it can't happen, just it never seems to. Usually I have 10kg+ in carry on, depending on where I am going.
The missus waits with our carry on so they don't see how much you have when checking in. Then you board the plane last - they aren't gonna delay a flight to stick a bag in the hold - or even check the weight for that matter.
I always have 1 carry on rucksack that meets the flight requirements (in size) AND a camera bag (many flights allow camera or laptop as additional to your carry on). Then stuff these 2 bags with the heaviest stuff you have.
I've also put on god knows how many layers of clothing when airasia once said I was a few kilos over. Took out my walking boots, trousers, t-shirts, jumper, coat etc and put them all on in Bangkok airport in +30 degree heat. After I'd put it on, it was still a tiny bit over, so I asked the guy if I should find something else to wear and he told me to forget about it and checked the bag. Most airlines allow 20kg, that's why I was over as I was travelling and airasia was a measly 15kg. The second I left the desk I took the jumper, coat etc off and put them in a plastic bag to carry on with my other bag. Airlines don't need the hassle unless you are way over.
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Deats
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| esl_prof wrote: |
| theoriginalprankster wrote: |
| You guys have a better sense of humour than the nitpickers on the China forum. |
Nothing humorous about this. There are very good reasons to do your Wikileaks uploads while you're traveling abroad. If you don't believe me, ask Comrade Snowden. |
Indeed, and pick a country with no extradition laws. That's why I'm moving to China. May retrace Edward's steps in Hong Kong... |
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Xie Lin
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Deats wrote: |
When I left China I had about 20kgs of carry on luggage. I've never been stopped once on probably more than a hundred international flights - not saying it can't happen, just it never seems to. Usually I have 10kg+ in carry on, depending on where I am going.
The missus waits with our carry on so they don't see how much you have when checking in. Then you board the plane last - they aren't gonna delay a flight to stick a bag in the hold - or even check the wait for that matter.
I always have 1 carry on rucksack that meets the flight requirements (in size) AND a camera bag (many flights allow camera or laptop as additional to your carry on). Then stuff these 2 bags with the heaviest stuff you have.
I've also put on god knows how many layers of clothing when airasia once said I was a few kilos over. Took out my walking boots, trousers, t-shirts, jumper, coat etc and put them all on in Bangkok airport in +30 degree heat. After I'd put it on, it was still a tiny bit over, so I asked the guy if I should find something else to wear and he told me to forget about it and checked the bag. Most airlines allow 20kg, that's why I was over as I was travelling and airasia was a measly 15kg. The second I left the desk I took the jumper, coat etc off and put them in a plastic bag to carry on with my other bag. Airlines don't need the hassle unless you are way over. |
You are one resourceful traveler, Deats!
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theoriginalprankster
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| I think the point here is that business attire takes up more space in your baggage than casual clothing. Thus, you can economize on space by wearing the items that take up the most space. |
A fair amount of my clothes (including suits) are still with my friend in China. Before I left a few months ago, for a tour of Asia and Africa, I tossed out at least 20kg's worth of clothes, all my kitchenware, gave away my kayak, turfed lots of crap I'd accumulated, sold my bikes, printer, old netbook, bedding etc.
It's liberating. I hate travelling heavy.
But like I said I'm leaving on a one way ticket. Will pop into China, and may or may not stay, but Asia it is, indefinitely. 13 years in, and while Asia is on the up, my country (SA) is devolving into a third world dump where the white man is not wanted.
Besides regular teaching and tutoring, I can do online editing/writing/copy writing/teaching and studying. |
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Deats
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| Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| my country (SA) is devolving into a third world dump where the white man is not wanted. |
It is my dream to retire in SA. One of the most beautiful places on Earth. Unfortunately by the time I am old enough SA will have gone the way of Zim. Such a shame. The morons in power are feckless. I see they are going to (or already have) pass a law forbidding foreigners to own land.  |
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esl_prof
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| May retrace Edward's steps in Hong Kong... |
Sounds like the makings of a best-selling e-book . . . |
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suphanburi
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:43 am Post subject: |
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| theoriginalprankster wrote: |
You guys have a better sense of humour than the nitpickers on the China forum.
If your baggage is more than 20kg (1 bag and 44 lbs for our American friends) you are too heavy. Lighten the load." - I can take up to 40kgs on Cathay, and if needed I will.
"Wear business attire when you travel (home to destination).
Pack a couple extra shirts, and extra pair of pants, 5 sets of socks and undies. (stuff for work)" - I travel in casual gear on long haul flights
Add some casual clothing (a couple of polo shirts and runners) and a pair of jeans.
Unless you are very particular about the brand of your toiletries or perhaps you are headed for some remote jungle location you can usually get by with a short list of toiletries. Buy what you need when you get there.
The same goes for most of the rest of your laundry list.
"Some cash and a couple of bank cards are a good plan." - That I have. |
Travel with the essentials and pick-up/dump behind the rest of it.
If you are dragging 40kgs of stuff around the planet then power to you.
I have better things to do than lug a bunch of crap from one airport to the next when most of it is locally available and cheaper than bringing it from home or dragging it all over the planet.
The real point is not that you can lug your 40kg of junk all over but that you don't need to. It's just that much more crap you need to eventually drag back home with you (assuming you ever do return "home").
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theoriginalprankster
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Travel with the essentials and pick-up/dump behind the rest of it.
If you are dragging 40kgs of stuff around the planet then power to you.
I have better things to do than lug a bunch of crap from one airport to the next when most of it is locally available and cheaper than bringing it from home or dragging it all over the planet. |
Flew out of Asia with everything on that list, and will fly back with the same (total: 30kg).
Only thing I'm adding is a new bank card.
And tossing out an old laptop that my eccentric stepdad is convinced he can fix.
I, though, might be a couple kilo's heavier, having consumed some great food back home. Getting back to Asia in time to sweat the extra weight off under the Asian summer sun.. |
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schwa
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Everything I own in life (after 60+ years) fits into two bags, each of which could easily pass as airline carry-on & containing nothing I couldnt do without or would care about losing. Thats all I brought with me to start a new life on a Pacific island which has only a handful of small stores.
Travel has taught me that whatever you really need, wherever you go, is generally at hand.
[One cheat: I had my daughter send me an inexpensive new desktop printer, which arrived today, to help with lesson prep.]
Stuff is burdensome. |
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theoriginalprankster
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Wise words. It was cathartic tossing out loads of stuff when I vacated my last apartment. |
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