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 x jor ters at stations, and they prefer to attend to travellers with a large amount of baggage, 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 onenight stay, should amply suffice for a month or six weoks. The best plan is to have a stout strap with a spring hook at each end. Witih 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 may decide to take or not to take, do not forgot the spring-ihook sling-strap.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 11
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