| When you are on the road, your suitcase is your | | | | your possessions are coming. |
| home. If you are lucky you may also have a car, or | | | | Aside from luggage, there are a lot of ways that you |
| some other sort of "home base" type of situation, | | | | can personalize the space around you, even while |
| but in general, you will be living space to space and | | | | traveling. Many people carry photos of home, family, |
| place to place. However, that doesn't mean that you | | | | or friends with them in small frames. Other people |
| should completely give up adding decorative, personal | | | | bring tiny decorative chotchkies, or bring reminders of |
| beauty to the world around you. | | | | home with them. Whenever they get to their hotel, |
| First of all, how you travel says a lot about you. If | | | | or guest bedroom, these photos and other small |
| you are walking around with your clothes in a plastic | | | | items are pulled out and placed by the bed, or in |
| shopping bag, people will notice. If on the other hand | | | | some other highly visible location. |
| you are carrying an expensive coach bag, people will | | | | Many people also feel more comfortable with their |
| notice in the opposite direction. | | | | own personalized bathroom accessories. This can |
| The important thing here is not to impress the | | | | include the obvious toiletries, but more importantly will |
| people around you. Instead you should consider your | | | | also include various towels, mirrors, and containers. In |
| travel accessories to be just one more way that you | | | | this way you can at least make yourself feel at |
| can express yourself, and add your own special light | | | | home in the bathroom. |
| to the glow of the world. If you don't own luggage, | | | | Another way to bring your own environment with |
| attractive bags and carry-ons can usually be | | | | you when you travel is to pack various bedding |
| purchased inexpensively from second hand stores | | | | items, such as blankets, comforters, sheets, and or |
| and thrift shops. You can also check more formal | | | | pillow cases. In a situation where you are staying |
| department stores in January, after the busy holiday | | | | somewhere that you are unfamiliar with, such as a |
| travel season, for sales and deals on discounted | | | | hotel room, this can also be a sanitary issue. The |
| items. eBay is another way to inexpensively pick up | | | | great thing about bringing various bedding items is |
| someone's gently used luggage accessories. | | | | that they will not only remind you of home visually, |
| Once you have an attractive bag that suits your | | | | but will actually wrap themselves around you |
| needs, you can personalize it using a variety of | | | | texturally, encompassing you in the familiar. |
| methods. Felt and cloth symbols can be cut out and | | | | When you are traveling, one of the worst things is |
| glued, or sowed to the outer shell of your bags. You | | | | the feeling of home sick isolation that can creep up |
| can also use marker, or acrylic paints to add your | | | | on you. Spending all of your time away from home, |
| own personalized designs. If you are feeling | | | | in relatively alien environments, can be a trying on a |
| adventurous, you can also attempt to use certain | | | | person's spirit. One way to combat the blues is to |
| dyes to completely change the look of the bags, | | | | bring something of your home environment with you. |
| although this will be met with mixed results based on | | | | This can include decorative accessories or comforting |
| the material that the luggage is made from. | | | | pieces. You can also add personalized touches to |
| One of the great things about personalizing your | | | | travel essentials such as luggage. In this way you can |
| luggage is that when you have to check your bags, | | | | shape the environment around you, to suit your own |
| they will be much more visible at the baggage check | | | | comfort levels. |
| claim, allowing you to easily discern exactly when | | | | |