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stormkeeper_lovedorisOn a business trip now, so I'm grateful that I made it to my destination yesterday and slept well in the hotel last night.
But I'm supposed to be an experienced traveler. How did I make these dumb mistakes? I messed up:
1. I brought my winter coat because it's cold in the evenings both where I'm from and where I'm going. But I doubt I'll be outside much, unless maybe they invite me to dinner tonight. I probably could've done without the coat, and it's such a pain to lug around the airport.
2. I packed too-small of a roller bag. I really should know better. Because it was so small, my backpack was stuffed to the gills. Because my backpack was stuffed, I couldn't fit my purse inside of it - so I knew that meant I'd need to gate-check my roller bag. (They won't let you on with 3 items; they count the purse as an item). So I gate-checked it and it was no big deal; I had to wait for my bag at baggage claim, and again that really wasn't that much of an inconvenience. But tomorrow my flight gets in late so I need to figure out a better way of packing so I can have room in my backpack. Well, I will at least be down the 2 (small) boxes of vegan breakfast food I packed! Maybe if I just get more creative and spend more time on it, I can find a way to make everything fit.
Actually everything else went just fine so far. The TGI Fridays at the airport had a vegan burger so I had dinner there. I'm confident the presentations today and tomorrow will go well.
But I'm supposed to be an experienced traveler. How did I make these dumb mistakes? I messed up:
1. I brought my winter coat because it's cold in the evenings both where I'm from and where I'm going. But I doubt I'll be outside much, unless maybe they invite me to dinner tonight. I probably could've done without the coat, and it's such a pain to lug around the airport.
2. I packed too-small of a roller bag. I really should know better. Because it was so small, my backpack was stuffed to the gills. Because my backpack was stuffed, I couldn't fit my purse inside of it - so I knew that meant I'd need to gate-check my roller bag. (They won't let you on with 3 items; they count the purse as an item). So I gate-checked it and it was no big deal; I had to wait for my bag at baggage claim, and again that really wasn't that much of an inconvenience. But tomorrow my flight gets in late so I need to figure out a better way of packing so I can have room in my backpack. Well, I will at least be down the 2 (small) boxes of vegan breakfast food I packed! Maybe if I just get more creative and spend more time on it, I can find a way to make everything fit.
Actually everything else went just fine so far. The TGI Fridays at the airport had a vegan burger so I had dinner there. I'm confident the presentations today and tomorrow will go well.
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Date: 2018-03-14 10:34 am (UTC)Sounds like it worked out though.
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