I was sitting here thinking about what travel tips could I share with travelistas when I discovered an accident in one of my carry-on bags. My shoe polish container cracked leaving mounds of ooey black shoe polish staining the inside of my carry-on bag. This little disaster is the perfect subject for travel tips. A few weeks ago I had another little disaster in my roller board with lotion spilling in the bottom of the bag. Nothing could ruin a trip faster than having your lotion smeared all over your clothes and shoes or black shoe polish staining your carry-on items. So these are some tips to prevent similar bag disasters.
1. Place lotion, toothpaste, shoe polish, shampoo, conditioner in separate plastic clear sandwich bags. This keeps spills isolated in the individual plastic bags.
2. I use hotel plastic laundry/ dry cleaning bags to separate my clothes from my shoes. One can use Target or Macy's shopping plastic bags instead of the hotel bags.
3. I sort my bags by separating hosiery, undergarments, sleepwear, work clothes, casual clothes, swimsuit, workout clothes, and a bag for dirty clothes.
4. The plastic bags in your roller board provide an extra layer of privacy in case the TSA decides to do a bag check at the security checkpoint. You don' have to worry about your intimates being on public display.
5. I carry an extra canvas bags inside the roller board just in case I need an extra tote bag for my bottled water, snacks, purse, light jacket or sweater, magazines or books, change of clothes or shoes, socks, and travel blanket on the plane.
These are some my organizing travel tips for travelistas on the go.
By Janice Temple
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