Originally Posted by
Baghoarder
Got it. I just PMed you with some suggestions for places to look at pillows in Melbourne (including therapeutic pillows) but I guess it will be hard to get to those (quick detour into town on your way home from the airport?). I can imagine that the choice is more limited outside the city unless you can get to one of the larger regional towns like Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Albury. And even then....
Hopefully at this time of year you won't have too much trouble with clothes drying as it is warm (but pouring today!).
From your description it does sound as if everything couldl fit into one suitcase anyway. Even jeans don't really take up that much room if you pack them well. And the case you have is very large. I'd do a trial pack before buying anything new. You could mail the sheet music? Don't know how long it would take to get to a regional address though.
yeah, the main issue with my big bag is that it's heavy since it has rollers. Everything could fit into it, sure. But the weight would be way over so I figured I'd bring two bags. My music is in two big binders...which are relatively heavy. They have about 220 chord sheets (even though I play piano, it's what I use) to various songs and if I had a super great memory, I could go without them, but I don't hahaha. I'll figure it out.
I think what I will do is put the pillow in the big suitcase and stick with a smaller bag for other stuff. I can stuff clothes and the goodies I'm bringing in a smaller bag. I am bringing two big bags of Reeses Peanut butter cups upon request, and I am bringing real maple syrup, just a pint of it but enough for my friends to get a taste. Also bringing Hershey's cocoa powder because I make "American brownies"...I tell them they're not American brownies, brownies are brownies...I don't get that lol. But anyway, I make them and I want to compare the Hershey's cocoa to the Nestle cocoa...not to mention everything here is so insanely cheaper. So that is why I have so much "stuff". I like to be prepared and I like to bring the folks over there treats from here to try.