TRAVELLING LIGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 235, 3 October 1936, Page 3 (Supplement)

TRAVELLING LIGHT.

It is always an advantage to be able to nip in quickly with hand baggage. Strikes or no strikes, there is often a shortage of porters at stations, and they prefer to attend to travellers with a large amount of baggage, J as this means higher pay. I always take no more than I can carry in an emergency, says an experienced traveller. A suitcase and a handbag that holds all needed for the night, so that the suitcase need not be opened for a one-night stay, should amply suffice for a month or six weeks. The "best plan is to have a stout strap with a spring hook at each end. With this either bag or suitcase can be slung over one shoulder, which makes it easy to carry and leaves a hand free for presenting passport and tickets. I take my oldest underclothing, saved for the purpose, and throw it away en route. This leaves room in the suitcase for purchases and saves the bother of getting things washed. But whatever you mayi decide to take or not to take, do not forget the spring-hook sling-strap. J