Lost Bags Go To Heaven – Auction Heaven

If you have access to the Travel Channel, the network has introduced a new reality show called Baggage Battles. If you think the show is about bag reviews or which brand of carry-on is better, you’re in for a surprise. Baggage Battles features three teams of “savvy auction specialists” who travel around the world to …

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Tom Bihn Synapse: An Ultralight Carry-On Challenge

As you can imagine, it’s a very rare trip where I need to check any luggage in. For the last few years, I’ve been using a Tri-Star or Western Flyer convertible travelpack from Seattle-based bag maker Tom Bihn. With my upcoming nine-day vacation to Japan, I assumed I’d use one of those bags. However a …

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