Red Eye flights are sometimes a necessary evil for the business traveler. However, Red Eye Flights are a great way to save precious time and my favorite way to extend a long weekend in South Beach, Miami when I leave from LAX.
Here is what is in my kit:
- Sony Noise canceling headphones
- Extra AAA battery for the headphones
- Small Inflatable Neck Pillow from REI.com
- Disposable ear plugs I wear under the Sony Headphones
- A soft eye mask to block the light
- a good ‘airplane’ book
- For international flights an over the counter sleep aid
Everything except the book fits in the Sony Headphone soft case which fits in my Tumi carry on briefcase.
February 25th, 2010 at 11:38 am
A luggage cart can be pushed or pulled, and oddly enough, those same experts say it is easier on the back if the load is pushed rather than pulled. They say this is because more of the leg muscles are used when a cart is pushed. But this is awkward with a luggage cart and would take me some getting used to, since I have been pulling my utility cart for years as a tag-along-behind device. You can decide how you are going to use your cart and, whether you push it or pull it, the luggage cart will still be carrying the load for you, which, in my mind, certainly saves the back.