Comments on: August’s must know travel tips

By: Jo Ann Michetti

Jo Ann Michetti — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:49:07 +0000

Wish I’d known about the digital scale…I was 4 pounds over the limit at the Pisa airport and was charged 105E…but I couldn’t have even fit a toothpick in any of my other luggage so repacking was out of the question! Thanks for the tip!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:55:43 +0000

We just bought a new digital luggage scale(that held the weight when released) before we went on our last transatlantic trip. By weighing our bags before we checked in, we saved a lot of money. Each of our bags weighed slightly over 50 lbs. With a max of 50 lbs we were able to transfer a couple of things to our carryons and keep below the 50 lbs. We took the scale with us, and also weighed our bags coming back. One had gained about 10 lbs. (probably ate too much)!

By: Joe Keyerleber

Joe Keyerleber — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:53:33 +0000

Take an empty plastic water bottle with you through security at the airport. This will not be confiscated (at least in most cases). Fill it up at a water fountain inside the secure gate area and carry it onto the plane. This saves you from buying expensive bottled water or waiting in hopes that the flight attendants will give you some.