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A gas operated anything has akways been banned and still is. Hairspray falls under the new rules about carrying on liquid. Be safe and either leave them at home or put them in your checked bag.
I also urge you to get some good travel insurance. It is astonishing what can go wrong to ruin a trip. You can explore the subject and buy on-line too if that suits you. Many veteran travelers feel it is best to get travel insurance from a source different from that for transport arrangements – no chance for a conflict of interest. There is a really neat, independent site that is easy to use and provides a quite sufficient variety of options. It includes Travel Guard, the industry leader for good reason. They deliver quality service at a modest price. Also there is IMG, growing rapidly and is easy to deal with too. Between the two companies at this site, you should be able to find what suits you at a very competitive price. I suggest you get a policy that provides coverage for health-related issues (like an illness or injury) and for traveling-related issues (like lost baggage etc.) Go to http://www.wavehelp.com/travel-medical/index.htm to see the details.
Here is another travel tip. Veteran travelers know how important it is to pack light. Your mindset – don’t take anything that you, personally, cannot pick up and carry for a city block (you might need to). You can save weight by choosing luggage and clothing that is made of light materials. Such clothing tends to “hang out” better to shed wrinkles anyway. Also, take less stuff. Of course, you will want a change of underwear for each day for the first week or less. After that, you’ll need to find a Laundromat. One can’t save much weight on underwear. But, you can save on outerwear. Use mix-and-match allowing you to pair up different tops with different bottoms so you don’t always look the same – suits are for home, not travel unless they can be mix/matched with other tops and bottoms. Packing this way will let you stretch the time between washings. When traveling, you can expect to get three days out of each bottom and two days out of each top. If you are traveling in cool weather (at your destination or at your departure), many people wear a blazer and pack a sweater on top in the luggage (and don’t forget a warm hat). Doing so adds versatility to the wardrobe and warmth as needed. If you absolutely must take more than one piece of checked luggage, please don’t take more than two. If you do take two, make sure everything else fits into a carry-on you can wear on your back or sling over your shoulder. Remember, you will need one hand for each piece of luggage so you will need to be able to sling on the carry-on to allow you to carry it all if needed. Oh, also if you take two pieces of checked luggage, split up the clothing so that you have an equal amount of each type in each bag – in case one gets delayed or lost.
INSIDER HINT: You may have wanted to carry them on because you feared a lost bag. Many people think they must choose from just two options regarding baggage:
1. Check it at the curb or at the ticket counter and turn it loose into the bowels of the airport where it can get mishandled, mislaid, misdirected, or maybe even tampered with
2. Carry it onto the plane which may be crowded and where space is surely limited.
Not so! There is a wonderful third option. It is called “gate check”. You carry your bag to the gate just as though you were going to carry it onto the plane. Instead, you ask the gate agent to check it there. The gate agent will attach a tag and put it the top of the stairs to the plane. From there, one of the ground crew picks it up and puts it in the hold. You know it got to the actual plane because you took it there. Because it was the last on the plane, it is the first off and it will be waiting for you right there as you exit the aircraft. Grab it and go. |
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