Originally Posted by
alex0683de
There is, of course, always the option of checking luggage in and putting your chapsticks in the checked bag.
Or are you planning to do an entire RTW with just carry-on luggage? That would be rather impressive if you pull it off without having a steamer trunk as your carryon.
We are planning on doing the RTW with just carryon. This will limit the amount of useless stuff we need to carry and keep us mobile. We will take limited toiletries (with the exception of the chapstick) and buy what we need when we need it. We have a couple of tight connections in the itinerary and I am tall so it is hard for me to replace lost clothing and shoes.
I could check the chapstick in a box that is large enough not to get lost, but this presents a couple of problems:
1) On the outbound we are traveling on 4, yes 4 different airlines (AS,DL,AF,OK). While it is theoretically possible to interline with all of these airlines, there is a large chance of the box getting lost when switching terminals in SEA, JFK, and CDG. Add to this a 7 hour layover at CDG.
2) Travel will be in late August and early September, and there is the potential of the ChapStick melting while waiting on the hot tarmac.