maverick
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have interviews every 3-4 days across the country. now will be having big suitcase/bag to keep luggage. also small bag for laptop and suit and interview essentials.
now issue that arises is lugging around big bags and checking them every few days is a serious headache. chances of stuff getting lost and misplaced at airports.
one option is i carry only minimal hand luggage for interview. problem which arises then is that i have to keep my big suitcase at some place and after each interview go back to that place increasing expenditure plus being inconvenient as IVs are every 3-4 days.
other option is carry the big suitcases with me all along and pray they dont get lost/misplaced.
any suggestions as to what u guys are doing if u have so frequent interviews...
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You are supposed to be an intelligent???? adult???? and a doctor??????
Unfortunately, your post implies the opposite.
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Dane wrote:
You are supposed to be an intelligent???? adult???? and a doctor??????
Unfortunately, your post implies the opposite.
 i hope you guys know each other cause this is really
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Dr.Lecter wrote:
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Hey, hey,hey!
Seems to me it's a correct question (maverick's). STOP being a d**k!
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| dev
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hey guys
First point, if you are flying- Make it a point - NEVER NEVER CHECK IN UR SUIT BAGGAGE. THEY WILL GET LOST.
second thing if you dont check in ur baggage there is a new rule by FAA- YOu cant carry liquids more than 3 OZ. go to walmart or any store and buy everything in travelling size.
All of it should fit in 1 quart bag. only 1 bag per person.
You can take your bag to interviews. Try to tokeep it a smaller suitcase, like the one you can check in. try to minimize the clothes.
may be you can check if the airports have lockers where you can keep your bigger suitcase.
Hope this helps. take care
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| sobia naeem
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are we allowed to carry a suit bag in our hand or shd that be put into the smaller hand bag.how many items are we allowed to carry in our hand and secondly what size is allowed
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| royalgeorge
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Get a bag which can carry both the suit as well as luggage and pack light so that everything will fit into it.
http://www.ebags.com/travelpro/flightpro_4_horizo...
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| loser
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stupid question but cant i take shampoo in my hand bag
and also is there a weight limit of hand baggage
thanks
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You cannot take any liquid and gel into flight, like shampoo, hair gel, toothpaste, ... unless they are transparent and less than 3 oz.
Maveick, if you gonna stay at hotel, you can check out and leave your baggage in front of hotel desk, they watch yours. However, it is better to carry your small siutcase, whenever you go. I am not in agree with carrying laptop, because it is a bit heavy and you don't need it at interview. you can find computer with Internet in the hotel's lobby.
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| dev
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hi loser
you can take ur shampoo, but it should be in a small travel size container no more than 3 oz. go to walmart and buy them.
If you carry suit bag then that is one of your carry on. the next thing can be only small bag.
I agree with amer, laptop is not needed in nterview. put it in ur suitcase and leave it in hospital lobby.
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| loser
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thanks a lot friends
God bless
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| maverick
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what happens if the suitcase (which needs to be checked in) gets misplaced, and by the time it arrives u have already moved on to a different city. wont that be a major problem?
its obvious that the suit and interview stuff needs to be as handbags. but the check in baggage has chances of getting lost.
another thing - are we allowed 2 things as handbags - 1) suit in a bag 2) small bag with laptop, documents, other IV clothes. OR does US have a 1 handbag rule?
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| Isther
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You can travel with 2 things as handbags... the suit and a small suitcase is allowed... I did it without problem... you can even travel with a small suitcase, a suit and a small handbag. Just don't make the bags too heavy and follow the new regulations like the 3 oz, sharp things etc...
The main point is, during flights NEVER loose your bags from sight...always in your hand. If you have a flight just after the interview, you check out in the morning before going to the interview (because checkout time is always at noon) and ask the clerk to hold your bags for a while, most hotels even have a storage for that.
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| amirhossein
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Don't check in your luggage, carry a medium size suitcase and bag to the airplane. All people do this. you won't waste your time standing in line for check in and after arrival, you can leave the airport without waiting for your baggage to come.
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| maverick
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thanks buddy. but this is the other side, how can u be on the trail for a month without checked in luggage. u guys just carrying few pair of clothes for months relying on laundry??
for some dumb folks like dane, let me clarify that i am trying to play the devil's advocate here trying to come up with an ideal solution for all using the forum for brainstorming on ideal travel means
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usually we are not on trail all thru. We come back home. gear up for the next trip.
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Dane wrote:
I didn't think there was anything on this earth that could shock devotees of Hannibal the Cannibal.
hey there
Hannibal was a serial killer but he had manners
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| laptop
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maverick
You can take 2 items on board..One cabbin bag and one personal item which could be a laptop(only the material laptop not the thought )
When you loose a bag in transit ,usually they deliver it within 24hrs.same day or next day in most cases.Have your bag display your name everywhere (even on the wheels).when they loose your bags the airliners ask you to give you a description of your bag .I make a tatoo of my bag on their cheeks so they dont forget.
Advice -pack as minimally as you can .You will realize during your trip that you dont use half of your stuff that you thought was essential (may not apply to females)
About sum of the comments on this thread-provisional diagnosis =frontal lobe white matter degeneration.
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i will follow your advice laptop, specially the tatoo.
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| maverick
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thanks laptop. profound insight regarding not needing half the stuff which one thinks might be needed.will keep it all in mind.
well dev, am on trail for a whole month!
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| sobia naeem
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same here maverick.i have a month long trail too.and checked in luggage is a nightmare in such a case.
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| maverick
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1) hey isther, was checking out luggage at shops. would we be allowed to carry a garment bag (which can carry suits along with shirts) along with a small suitcase(cabin bag)?
2) so sobia naeem what r u planning to do? still checking in the luggage?
3) u guys carrying a briefcase for interview to keep documents and stuff? i not how r u planning to carry documents - in a folder or briefcase or what?
Edited by maverick on 11/14/06 - 06:20 AM
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| Isther
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Indeed Maverick... For my CS, I traveled with a 21x12x8 inches suitcase, for all my personal stuff, and the garment bag with a white coat and a suit, both with me during the flight and with no problem at all.
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| doc_droc_apurva
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im carryin my laptop and docs and suit and iview shoes in 1 bag. and some food and a pair of home clothes and misc in another bag. both handbags with wheels. both small enuf to fit into the cabin of a plane. ppl (esp desis like me) - pack light for gods sake. dont take 3 pairs of stuff wen 2 will do. thing i do is i pack a big bag with everythin i think i will need. then i remove 1/2 of it and take only the essentials
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