How can I pack my life into one suitcase?? Arrggh!!!

[jonathn3]

We moved to Asia and took as much as we could. Some personal items and some clothing for the seasons. Not bad but when we came home we now had 3 suitcases each plus my daughter visited and we had her take a spare with her. The out of pocket was huge. So take only the essentials and toss the rest. Here i dont know the cost on cloths or daily things so find out as much as possible. But if you dont need it save the room for later.

[leap2unknown]

Originally Posted by NYdesignandtech

get your self some of these.... www.spacebag.com ..... it wont reduce the weight in your check in but you can def squeeze a lot more into your carry on..

I picked up some of those yesterday actually for storing stuff in UK, may have to use some in the suitcase now though!

[pinball_wizard]

Emirates use SkyCargo. They charge £220 for the first 30kg and £3.70 per kilo thereafter. Im moving in 11 days and have just made the calls and have found the excess baggage company to be the cheapest. around £200 for 40kg

[leap2unknown]

Originally Posted by Sunset

Two bags are two bags, even if they were empty you will pay full for the second one.

Just had a check on the Gulf Air website under their FAQs, and it states:

How many bags am I allowed to check-in?
Gulf Air works with the weight concept.Please check Baggage Allowances for full details.

I'm safe!

[CVDS]

Best of Luck to you on your move- It is very difficult to get everything down to a few items- I had to take my 3 bed room 3 bath home in the USA and cut it down to 4 suitcases- I was only allotted 2 and ended up paying the extra baggage fee...


Best of Luck-

[DanPM]

Originally Posted by oh!

10% is all the allowance you will get...carry more stuff in your hands...I was able to get across almost double to what I was allowed this way...regreted this move at every step I had to take on my long walk to immigration at the Dubai airport but atleast I got my stuff over...my life packed in a suitcase and two handbags...

Prioritize stuff...what you need to take now, and what maybe in your next trip (you will be going home for vacations eventually), heavy stuff should be avoided at all costs...and do not hang on to the nostalgic stuff (my major fights with my wife were on this)... make small packets and leave them with someone who you know will be traveling over to dubai in the coming months...

Bring your papers...specifically degrees and have them attested beforehand.

The documents most commonly needed are:
a. Educational testimonials (degrees)
b. Marriage Cert (if sponsoring spouse/partner)
c. children's birth certificates (if sponsoring children)
d. Children's educational certificates (for children schooling) including Grade certificate, leaving/clearance certificate.

All docs have to be attested. These are the documents that I had required. British expat members can maybe guide you better on which specific docs you might need.

Where do you attest all these documents? In the UAE embassy?
Thanks.

[themash]

I recently flew over from Glasgow with Emirates, who allow you to bring golf clubs FOC, maximum weight supposed to be 15kg, mine was about 5kg over but they didn't bother, also had 30kg in my suitcase.
So if you going to be 15kg over in any one trip maybe sports equipment would be a suggestion?

[eire2uae]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but just wondering if anyone has any other advice on what to bring and what to leave behind. I don't know who I'll be flying with yet so don't know my allowance but is there anything you wish you'd brought? Also, anyone teaching over there, is there any point bringing resources or do you just follow strictly what you're given?

[jessop]

Hi eire2uae, I recently moved over here and had to pack my life into one suitcase, make sure you bring lots of light clothing which covers you up- it's hot hot getting hotter here! I don't know if you're male or female but you may also want to bring a couple of cover ups as it can be cold in some air conditioned places. Everywhere seems to have gyms and pools so you may also want to bring swim/ workout gear and beach wear too. If you plan on going to bars, clubs people do get quite dressed up so a couple of smarter outfits too. Try to leave heavy things such as toiletries and books behind, you can buy everything here. In terms of teaching resources I'm not 100% sure but I do know there are lots of expat teachers here so it may be that you can hook up with others and borrow/ share resources. Good luck, do let me know if I can be of any further help.

[eire2uae]

Thanks for that Jessop. I'm female. :-) I was thinking I better start looking for some light long sleeve tops. I usually just wear short sleeve tops and jumpers. Have so much to sort out I don't even know where to begin really!!!