The following are the items that you would need to pack in your carry-on luggage:

• Passport for all travel outside the US
• Wallet
• Driver’s License and/or other proper photo identification required for domestic travel.
• Medical insurance cards and automobile insurance card if driving where you’re going
• Credit cards
• Travelers checks
• Airline, Cruise or Train tickets
• Itinerary with confirmation numbers and addresses and phone numbers of where you’ll be staying
• Travel brochures and maps
• A small amount of local currency for immediate use to hold you over until you can
  make it to a currency exchange, if you’re planning foreign travel.

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There are a few questions that you need to ask yourself when buying new luggage. First decide on how many trips you take and are they more weekend trips or week long vacations. Are you looking to invest in a good set of luggage or just purchasing a piece or two? Are you making international trips or more road trips? The answers to these questions will help you decide on what kind of luggage you should buy.

If you are looking for a nice set of luggage then you would want to make sure the luggage came with rollers so that it will be easier to make it though the airport.

You will also want to make sure you have locks that are Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approved. (TSA) baggage screeners have a secured set of codes and tools to open Travel Sentry Certified locks when necessary for inspection without damaging the lock.

You may be looking for individual pieces to carry just what you need or carry-on luggage

Whatever kind of luggage you may be looking for www.macroluggage.com has anything that you may need.

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Do you wonder how you will be able to keep your kids busy during a summer road trip? Well, here are some things that you can do to help with their boredom.

Play games like:

• I-Spy or Travel Bingo – Avoid any games with lots of small pieces.
• See who can add up license plate numbers of vehicles that pass you the quickest.
• Place alphabet names like looking for a road sign, license plate, or for words on vehicles that have the letter that you are on in the alphabet. Try to beat everyone in the car by getting to Z the quickest.
• You can look for all 50 states license plates. This becomes increasingly harder as you get to Alaska and Hawaii.

With all of the new technology you can bring a portable DVD player and let the kids watch their favorite movies. This will keep them entertained for hours. You can also bring along the children’s favorite CDs and books on tape with a portable player they can listen to whatever they want to listen to in the backseat.

Also, a camera for them to take pictures with and create their own scrapbook of the road trip would be great. You can get them a disposable one so in case it gets dropped they haven’t damaged your good one.

If you have older children then give them a map to keep track of your progress and make them your navigator.

This is a nice time for the family to talk and listen to each other. Talk to your kids and really take the time to listen to them. Tell stories of when you were growing up and vacations that you went on as a kid. Tell jokes or have a family sing-a-long.

Try to make your pit stops at places that have play areas for the kids to get some of their energy out and stretch those legs. This also gives the adults time to eat without the kids getting fidgety at the table. Be careful when using rest stops and gas stations along the road. Busy gas stations and truck stops are safer places for you to stop in the evening than rest stops due to criminal activity.

Remember to drink lots of water and try to stay away from caffeinated drinks during the trip.

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