✦ The Travel Manual

Tips, advice and deals for better travel

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Practical guides to plan and enjoy your trip

Planning, seasons, accommodation, transport and organisation: useful guidance before booking and throughout your trip.

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Selection

How to choose a carry-on bag for a weekend trip

Volume, dimensions, comfort, opening style and trade-offs: the useful criteria for choosing a weekend carry-on bag.

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Comparison

Low-cost cabin bag sizes: Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air

Official Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air small-bag dimensions, plus the practical differences that matter when choosing one compatible bag.

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Selection

Ryanair 40 × 30 × 20 bag: what size should you actually choose?

Official Ryanair dimensions, useful safety margin, realistic capacity and practical criteria for choosing a 40 × 30 × 20 cm bag.

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Selection

EasyJet 45 × 36 × 20 bag: capacity, weight and size to choose

EasyJet’s 45 × 36 × 20 cm rule explained simply, including weight limit, useful margin and practical criteria for choosing an under-seat bag.

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Info

One week with an under-seat bag: a realistic packing list

A realistic way to travel for one week with a small under-seat bag without overpacking clothes or buying unnecessary accessories.

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Selection

What bag size for a 24, 48 or 72-hour trip?

Realistic guidance for choosing a weekend bag size for 24, 48 or 72 hours, depending on weather, laptop needs and cabin-bag limits.

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Guide

What weight should a weekend cabin bag be?

How much should a cabin bag weigh empty and packed? Realistic targets for light travel without sacrificing comfort or durability.

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Guide

3-day packing list: a realistic light list

A simple three-day packing list for a small bag: clothing, toiletries, electronics, documents and what to leave behind.

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Guide

How to organise an underseat bag without wasting space

A simple method for arranging clothes, laptop, liquids, documents and small items in an underseat bag without making it bulge.

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