Travel tips (sort of...)

Ok this is a short list of travel tested tips.

     I tried to travel as lightly as possible - Glad I did!
    Trip for 7 days with no intention of having laundry service = 5 tops and 5 bottoms total -worked good
    Fabreeze Fabric refresher -Great Stuff
    Downey Wrinkle Releaser- Well it didn't really take wrinkles out but smelled good
    Feminine Products- Take more than you think you need
    I took a couple of trial sized shampoo and conditioners and with what the hotel had it was fine.
    I took 1 washcloth and used it to clean toys between visits and to wipe my suitcase down. I used the washcloths the hotel had for bathing.
   I took My own soap and I was so glad because it smelled like home.
   Laptop  I HAD to have it but it was a pain to carry around. I would NOT trust a laptop in checked bags though. I was not able to use it in the airports or on the planes. There was just not enough time to get it out.
   Shoes that slip on and off were great for the many security stops

    I wished I had taken a small pack of tissues in my purse. I had a nosebleed in the plane during the LONG flight. Yep, picture me bleeding and rushing for the bathroom holding my bloody nose with a flight attendant chasing me saying "Miss Miss..."  I was like "Yeah, I did indeed notice the blood pouring from my face, thank you" 
    Next trip I am definitely taking a carry on with wheels.  My back pack was heavy and I had to haul it a long way sometimes!
    But my single greatest tip...  When coming back into the US from any foreign country you get to go through customs. When they say "don't bring any food, plants or seeds into this country they mean it.  The official boarder beagle alerted at my carry on bag.  There was no food in there but the dog was adamant.  So the officer took a few things out and rummaged around and found no food, plants or seeds.  So after manual examination and an x-ray they let me into the USA!  As I was trudging toward the line to recheck my bag I remembered that Tobias was bending over my carry on (I used it for toys) on our Thursday visit and he had spit up on it. It really wasn't much and I cleaned the bag and the toys with soap and water when I was back in my hotel room but I guess there must have been a "scent".  So beware! Those dogs have great noses!  If I hadn't been so tired from the long plane ride I might have found the whole thing funny...   Oh Well, now I can laugh.

     I let myself have sugary cola on the planes and paid for it with the swelling of my feet.
    When opening the luggage hatch (which is over your fellow passengers heads) use caution because as the signs say... Luggage may have shifted during the flight.  You can't really win friends when you drop your carry on on their head...  I didn't do this but I did see it!
    You have heard of mall walkers well there are also plane walkers.
    The man I sat next to on the long flight home was a ringer for the character Cramer on Seinfeld. He had to be 6.5 at least and he did not fit in the seat.  He was very polite though and didn't talk to me at all. He did however snore loudly and rest his head on my shoulder. It was sort of awkward when I would have to lean in toward Cramer to avoid having the bottom of the older gentleman from across the aisle in my face when he would try to climb out of his seat. I had nowhere to go...
    The flight attendant elbowed me in the face but I was lucky because the same flight attendant poked the man in front of me in the eye with her name tag while helping some children put seat belts on! No joke! She got him right in the eye!
    All in all it was quite an adventure! It would have even been fun if Mike had been with me.