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The carry-on is one of the most used types of upscale luggage. If you travel a lot, then you most likely have encountered some problems with liquids-spilling their contents and ruining your bag,and everything packed with them.

There is an art to packing a carry-on, and it takes more practice than packing hanging garment bags. Packing your luggage properly, especially liquid items, can save you time, money and headaches.

Currently, airline regulations in the United States follow the “3-1-1 liquid rule”. In other words, when you are travelling with your upscale luggage, all of your liquids, such as shampoo, toners, moisturizers, sun block, etc. must be securely packed in clear, resealable plastic bags (such as freezer bags). These bags must be quart sized. Every liquid item can contain only three ounces or less of the item.

You don’t want the executive luggage that you spent good money on to get ruined at the airport nor be soiled in any way. What can you do to avoid having to deal with the liquid rule at the airport?

Most hotels stock items in the bathrooms such as shampoo, conditioner, soap and body lotion. Use these instead of packing your own. This will free up some room in your upscale luggage. Even if you do not like the brands in the hotel room as much as what you normally use, you can still get by using these for the duration of your trip.

Items that are solid or powder can be packed in a carry-on bag with no problem. Buy solid alternatives to some of your favorite products to take with you.

To save room in your bag, buy trial size and travel size products as much as possible. You can buy everything from toothpaste to deodorant to lotions and body wash. If you cannot find these products in your local stores you can order online.

Buy what you need when you get to where you are going. This is particularly smart when you are going on a trip that is longer than a week. Stop by a store and stock up on the necessities. When it is time for you to leave if you have been staying with family, leave the remainder of the items for others to use or for your next visit.

If you are staying at a hotel then leave the products there or just throw them away. Don’t buy the most expensive brands if you know you will not have them finished by the time you are headed home.

Follow the rules when it comes to liquid items in your carry-on upscale luggage and you will not end up stuck in the check-in line and worrying about missing your plane!

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Why are certain electronic items forbidden when you travel to Cuba?

Why can’t I bring a cell phone, GPS system, or DVD player as a gift?
Tropical:

These things are allowed into Cuba and are not forbidden. But you are asking regarding gift-giving.

A lot of it can depend on the communication and/or voltage system and whether it coincides or not. Not all cells work everywhere and you have to make sure service can be provided.
Supposing the same for a GPS system and its programming.
As for DVD players, that might a voltage situation.
What you can do is perhaps buy these items over there as a gift if you prefer.
They would want to make sure you’re not bringing anything in as an ‘imported’ item for sale.

The links below can help you see what you can take (as donation/gifts)…you’ll see that laptops are allowed for that purpose too. (As long as you inform them what it’s for.)

**Edit: sorry if you misunderstood what I was saying. I mentioned these things because that can be why some things are not permitted. But the links I included showed that things like this can be allowed (eg. laptops)
These items are not forbidden items and can be brought in….

But GPS systems are considered ‘regulated’ items…which is what I was trying to explain earlier.

Permitted if you bring them in as your personal items…and two, even if you bring them for a friend. You may just need to inform them that it’s a gift.

What I included was what customs won’t allow in (as many do want to bring those as gifts)…

But those items you listed are allowed in.

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EDIT: I remembered your question and found this news article today.
http://news.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/abc/World/ContentPosting.aspx?isfa=1&newsitemid=cuba&feedname=CBC-WORLD-V2&showbyline=True

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5 Areas of Leadership

One day after the terrible bridge collapse in Minneapolis in the summer of 2007 I found myself traveling in a cab across a bridge in Seattle . While on the bridge, I noticed an adjoining LRT (Light Rapid Transit) bridge under construction. The cab driver mentioned that the extension was costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Without question, cities need to invest in the repair of bridges to support continued growth and usage.

Likewise, organizations require effective leaders to build bridges to maintain future performance. Here are 5 ways that managers do so:

1) Destination/ Planning. Bridges are built after years of planning. They are then built with precise accuracy from one end to the arrival at a road or ramp, etc. at the other end. Effective leaders take a big picture approach – they regularly take time to focus on where they and their teams need to be heading. They gain clarity of the destination they need to lead/ coach to.

Focus Question: Are my people clear on top priorities and why they’re important?

2) Adapting to Change. Many bridges, when completed, are handling greater capacity of traffic than when planned, years earlier. Likewise, managers today coach and lead amidst continual change. Leading through change requires clarity of desired outcomes, with flexibility around how they are achieved. Today’s leaders need to coach in the moment – RealTime.

Focus Question: Given changed circumstances, what do I need to do differently? How do I need to coach my people regarding these changes?

3) Feedback. Bridges, once built, need to be examined regularly for their structural strength and areas of maintenance. So, too, leaders at all levels need to be “passionate about feedback” for growth. “If you don’t know how you’re performing, you don’t learn” said one recent leadership article by Geoff Colvin in Fortune Magazine.

Focus Question: When was the last time I received structured/ constructive feedback from my team? What did I learn?

4) Structural Strengthening. Upon examination, recommendations to maintain structural strength are put forward and implemented. Likewise, if the organization doesn’t, effective leaders seek feedback for themselves in order to strengthen their leadership capacity. Like bridges that run the risk of collapse, managers that become complacent run the risk of “career collapse” in terms of diminishing effectiveness and employment opportunity.

Focal Points: The top 3 development areas I want to be working on for the next 6 months are:

_____________________ _______________________ ________________________

5) Bridges and Budgets. After the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis , debate began over why budgets were not aligned sooner for more bridge maintenance. Likewise, while some organizations may not be as proactive in their commitment to leadership development as others, they frequently become more proactive after an impact on their profitability. Often it is only after declining sales, increased turnover, inability to attract talent, stagnating productivity or some other demonstrable metric that the organization escalates the priority of leadership development. Organizations such as American Express, General Electric, Proctor and Gamble, and Nokia see their leadership development as a strategic priority for sustaining competitive advantage.

Focal Point: I plan to commit the following time and resources to my development/ learning (i.e. courses, books, etc.):___________________________________

Finally, if you coach/ lead/ manage others, irrespective of whether your organization is committed to leadership development, you need to see it as an imperative for your career. The world is changing rapidly and so is the way in which we lead others to be effective. If you commit to making annual feedback and your own learning a top priority, you will indeed be a performance bridge that will be in demand. Managers/ organizations who don’t make this commitment will end up like the bridge that collapsed without examination or structural enhancement.

In the Spirit of Growth,

Chuck Reynolds BA, CPBA, CPVA

Chief Performance Officer, Excel Group Development

Chuck Reynolds is a Principal and Chief Performance Officer with Excel Group Development, a Performance Solutions firm that assists organizations in enhancing management and team effectiveness. He can be reached indirectly by emailing our admin group. Insert ‘ATTN Chuck’ in the subject area. Visit them at http://www.ExcelGroupWorks.com

What is the longest time you spent traveling by car?

Im going somewhere soon that i’ve been before it it 3 hours drive away by coach.

I went on a coach trip from the Midlands to Lake Garda, Italy, last year. It was surprisingly easy compared with long haul flights.
We stopped every 2-2.5 hours to stretch our legs at Service places and for the drivers to swop places. Down to Dover in one go then across to France and stopped at a budget hotel for the night. On to Lake Garda the next day, arriving at Malcesine late evening. Came back a different route which was very scenic.
The longest trips by car have been to Oban from Worcestershire (a few years ago) and during the War years to Leeds from Bristol in a Morris 10; no signposts anywhere – the RAC supplied us with a map, saying things like “Turn right at the blue painted house”! No motorways, of course, nowhere to stop for refreshments or comfort stops (except for a roadside hedge!). The car boot was filled with jerry cans of petrol which had been hoarded till we’d saved enough for the journey (petrol was rationed, of course).
We’re off to Harwich next month and to the Falkirk Wheel in October.

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