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Old Jun 27th, 2005 | 07:53 AM
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Ashley, I am really glad that I bought my inflatable neck pillow from Magellans. It was one of the best $14 investments I have made.

I am not a nap taker, just hard for me to do that, and I was able to fall asleep on the plane. I used it when I just went to Florida and Las Vegas. I won't be without one again.

I don't usually bring a purse. Maybe just one if I have an evening event, something dressy.

I have two leather back packs that I have. One smaller and one larger. It depends on where my trip is, which one I use.

In England and Scotland I used the larger one. I kept my camera, bottle of water, thin cardigan, (I freeze on an airconditioned bus), extra pair of socks (feels so good on tired feet while exploring), a zip lock baggie or two, any purchases, and my spending money for the day cash and card (inside the bag in another zippered pocket.

In Disney I had the smaller pack and kept mostly the same except I kept a pair of flip flops. It was nice for my feet to breathe for a bit, and my shoes don't get wet on the water rides.

For those of you that use bags and squeeze the air out, how do you keep your things from wrinkling? I do that but only to my undergarments, robe, and socks. Things that I don't care about getting wrinkled. I also bring Downey wrinkle release. It works well, I hate to iron.
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Old Jun 27th, 2005 | 08:45 AM
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"For those of you that use bags and squeeze the air out, how do you keep your things from wrinkling?"

I find that by squeezing the air out - I zip the bag mostly shut and then sit on it - that things don't wrinkle as much. While they look pretty awful in the bag, once they are out and hung up the wrinkles just drop out. I think its because clothing doesn't move around inside the bag like it does if loose inside the suitcase. I take a lot of linen and find the ziplocks method is best. The ziplock method is also really good when the TSA agents are pawing through your stuff.
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