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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an older woman who will be taking trains all around Italy to celebrate my retirement. But that means I have to lug all my stuff along the way. Even if I try to bring a minimal amount , with shoes, toiletries, raincoat, etc…I am worried about the physical burden.

Do you have a suggestion for a rolling carryon or backpack that will lighten the load? [/quote]

In my opinion, a rolling bag is fine if you’re a tourist-y kind of person who just goes where tourists go.

If you’re a tourist who goes to the Capitol Hill kinds of places at a destination, rather than the Washington Monument kinds of places, a backpack or messenger bag is better, because you might end up going up a lot of steps and walking on cobblestones.

I also think it’s easier if:

- You commit to wearing either one mid-length black skirt and one pair of black pants, with, say, one cardigan, one long-sleeved button-up shirt that can fill in for a jacket and one shirt-sleeve button- up shirt that can fill in for a jacket when it’s warm. Then add a few t-shirts, tank tanks or, for a longer trip, t-shirt-like shells made of thinner fabric that can be washed or dried overnight.

- You blow off makeup. Live off the land for toiletries. Unless you’re in weird places with no soap, all you really need is toothpaste and a toothbrush.

- Wear a rain jacket as with big pockets as your outer garment. Put your underwear and socks in there. [/quote]

Rolling backpack is the way.  I travel really light and actually do backpacking and camping. But the times I decided to bring a small backpack eg 25 L and another tote bag only, I really wished I had a backpack on wheels when travelling in cities. You can wear it as a backpack when needed and then pull it when you want.  
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I guess as long as it’s a good bag with wheels that work really well. [/quote]

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