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February 28, 2018 7 min read 1 Comment
Going carry-on only can be intimidating for someone who’s always travelled with a checked bag. I have many friends who often ask how I do it (and sometimes, why).
However, as a former management consultant, I got used to living out of a small suitcase. In my industry, you were looked down upon if you checked a bag. Watch the shows “House of Lies” or the movie “Up in the Air” to get a little peek into this world, and the mockery that would ensue if you checked a bag while travelling with your colleagues.
Even when I travelled to Portugal for a week last year, I easily could've checked a bag but instead opted for the fun challenge of going carry-on only (and my boyfriend did too).
A few years ago, we did a survey at Encircled to find out if going carry-on only was a thing that our readers did.
Turns out, although many of you have dabbled in carry-on only travel, the majority of our readers are still checking a bag most of the time.
Here’s the five most common objections we heard to going carry-on only (and how you can overcome them on your next adventure).
“I have too many toiletries to go carry-on only”
“I want to be prepared for anything, so I pack more clothing than I need, so I can’t go carry-on”
“I have to bring my (insert name of special product) and I don’t have a carry on size”
“I have trouble making outfits to wear on vacation”
“I can’t fit everything I want to bring into my carry-on”
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Loved this! I started going carry-on only a few years ago… and have never looked back! We even took just carry-on for our honeymoon to Hawaii. It’s the most refreshing feeling to walk off the plane and straight out the airport, while everyone else waits around for baggage… and it’s rare that I find an item I needed but didn’t pack. (Now my new challenge is seeing if I can do carry-on only with me and my baby’s luggage! :)