Brief travel notes
Nov. 11th, 2021 08:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterVaguebooking: I am going on a very quick trip to meet with some people on the other side of the country.
Better early than late. This morning I told myself that my flight out was at 8:30. When I double-checked, I discovered it's actually at 9:30. I haven't biked to/from this airport all that many times, so I wasn't entirely sure how long the trip would take anyway. It turns out that it's a good idea to budget a full hour for the bike ride, taking a back route where traffic isn't so bad, all things considered. Since I left in time to make it to an 8:30 am flight, I have ample time to sit in the airport now and wait.
Apparently some of the funds from the federal infrastructure bill will eventually translate into money to renovate this airport. I can't say I fully understand why, but there we have it.
For this trip I'm bringing along my Brompton bag and my Queen Bee bag. I am very pleased by these luggages. The Brompton bag sits nicely on Frodo's front rack without a lot of extra fuss, and the Queen Bee bag is its usual lovely self. The main reason I haven't completely switched over to the Queen Bee bag from my backpack is that it doesn't load well into my existing panniers.
If on a future airplane trip I decide I want to bring along the Brompton + a larger piece of checked luggage, most likely I'd bring the Brompton front bag plus my backpacking pack; I watched a video demonstration of how to position a backpacking pack on the Brompton's rear rack in a way that is stable and reasonably convenient.
Blathering about luggage feels so mundane, and yet it's so satisfying to get things packed well for travel.
Better early than late. This morning I told myself that my flight out was at 8:30. When I double-checked, I discovered it's actually at 9:30. I haven't biked to/from this airport all that many times, so I wasn't entirely sure how long the trip would take anyway. It turns out that it's a good idea to budget a full hour for the bike ride, taking a back route where traffic isn't so bad, all things considered. Since I left in time to make it to an 8:30 am flight, I have ample time to sit in the airport now and wait.
Apparently some of the funds from the federal infrastructure bill will eventually translate into money to renovate this airport. I can't say I fully understand why, but there we have it.
For this trip I'm bringing along my Brompton bag and my Queen Bee bag. I am very pleased by these luggages. The Brompton bag sits nicely on Frodo's front rack without a lot of extra fuss, and the Queen Bee bag is its usual lovely self. The main reason I haven't completely switched over to the Queen Bee bag from my backpack is that it doesn't load well into my existing panniers.
If on a future airplane trip I decide I want to bring along the Brompton + a larger piece of checked luggage, most likely I'd bring the Brompton front bag plus my backpacking pack; I watched a video demonstration of how to position a backpacking pack on the Brompton's rear rack in a way that is stable and reasonably convenient.
Blathering about luggage feels so mundane, and yet it's so satisfying to get things packed well for travel.
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Date: 2021-11-11 01:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-11 01:49 pm (UTC)I got in my fair share of travel last summer, but at least this time I don't have to manage the driving and navigating!
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Date: 2021-11-11 03:23 pm (UTC)Malfunctional luggage is a continuous source of irritation, pain, and stress. Of course having it worked well is satisfying! ("how nice to not be eating live scorpions", sometimes.)
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Date: 2021-11-11 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-12 12:11 am (UTC)