Before you scurry off to the airport with a penciled itinerary in your pocket and a pair of natty plus-fours trailing out of your suitcase, here are 10 travel tips from an old pro who has made every mistake in the book. My tips are gleaned from years of trial-and-error. Also, while working for trade magazines covering the travel industry years ago, I joined several “fam” (familiarization) trips with in-the-know travel agents who instructed me in the art and science of travel. The distilled wealth of my dear-bought experience follows.
Put it on wheels: For years I lugged around a hanging garment organizer with expandable compartments that would weigh 60 pounds or more by the end of a week-long golf trip, give or take a pewter chalice.













