21 Packing Tips   “Order!  I must have order!” I’d scream while pawing through the muddle jumbled inside my luggage.  For the sake of my Samsonite and my sanity, I finally got it together after a certain episode in the Rome airport.  When I forgot my passport.  Since my Italian travel document nightmare, I have learned to develop an effective packing style.  This creates a Zen calm as you check in and check out around the world.   After many years of hard experience, great Continue Reading

Brincatti Travel Bottle Kit Sure, you could pick up a cheap plastic travel bottle kit at a local drugstore to meet the TSA’s 3 oz. rule.  The rule allows up to 3 oz. of liquids on board IF you place them all into a single 1-quart clear plastic bag that seals shut when full.  Any other liquids go into your checked baggage. Yet the plastic pouch closures are low quality, the travel bottles are difficult to refill and my marker pen identification scribbles eventually wear off.  So I Continue Reading