I did not intend to write about travel tips because I expect people especially those whose digital toys seemed to be additional appendages in their bodies would simply GOOGLE things about places where they would like to go, airline rules and weather/climate of their destinations.
Sorry but when I read that someone who claims she's smart but asks webnetizens about airline baggage requirements, I like to roll my eyes like a watch being wound.
1. Know the maximum number and weights allowed by the airline and the carry-on bag that you can put in the overhead compartment. You can find these information in their website. There are airlines which allow a passenger one laptop, a camera and a jacket aside from the carry-on luggage.
When I was going to San Francisco, a ground personnel was charging me additional for my jacket. Ano siya baliw? Sabi niya kasi mainit naman daw sa Pinas so hindi ko raw kailangang bitbitin. Oo nga mainit sa Pinas pero kako paglanding ko sa San Francisco, malamig. Gusto niya bulatlatin ko pa ang aking check-in baggage for the jacket. Paano kung namisplaced ang aking luggage.
Hindi naman leather jacket yon na suot ng kagaya ni Nora Aunor kahit mainit sa Pinas. I don't bring my leather jacket sa Pinas. Ang INIT anoh. Kagaya noong kasabay kong kaibigan, nakajacket ng leather, nakaboots ng knee-high at nakaaviator glasses. SUS. Pag labas namin sa NAIA, sinampal kami ng init na hangin. Hindi lang patak ng pawis ang inabot niya, kung hindi, balde balde. Tseh.
2. Know the weather/climate of your destination. Alam naman siguro ng marami na 4 seasons dito sa States, hindi kagaya diyan sa Pinas, na dalawa. MAULAN at MAULAN seasons. PERO sa laki ng sakop ng US, you do not expect na pare-pareho ang weather. Na pag sinabing summer, yon ay mainit na sa buong Estados Unidos.
Habang dito sa East ay lumalampas ng 100 degree centigrade ang temperature pag summer, sa San Francisco ay below 70 ang temp. Sa San Francisco lang naman. At minsan sa ibang parte ng Bay Area ay umaabot ng 90. Kaya nga dito, machecheck mo ang weather by city or even by district.
When I was in Bay Area and residing outside San Francisco (across the Bay Bridge), nagmumukha akong tangang may dalang payong dahil umuulan sa aming lugar at pagdating ko sa SF downtown maliwanag naman ang sikat ng araw. During cold seasons, people use layering in terms of dressing. Pinagpapatong-patong ang damit para hindi masyadong malamig at madaling mag-bawas din kung umiinit sa pinupuntahan.
SF is an area which is a favorite of Filipinos because of its whole year round cold weather.
3. When coming or going out of the States check the TSA website what stuffs are allowed and prohibited in the cabin. They advise what locks are preferred by the TSA. These locks can be universally opened by the master keys of the security personnel. Kapag kasi dumaan sa scanner ang luggage at may nakita silang kahinahinala, pwede nilang pabuksan saiyo ang luggage mo eh kung wala ka, bubuksan nila ang lock at pwedeng masira. So all the while bukas ang iyong luggage. Baka pagpistahan ng mga buwaya sa airport na dadatnan mo.
Pinaysaamerika
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