One of the ways you can tell that your blog is starting to gain an audience* is that you start to get random offers of content from people you don’t know. Most of it is inappropriate (though I was tempted by the gorgeous interactive map of the kingdoms in Game of Thrones). Some of it is actively offensive. But now and then someone sends you a gem, like this quirky history of luggage by Case Luggage**

Personally, I’d like to see Nelly Bly‘s famous carpet bag added to the timeline: the intrepid reporter traveled around the world in less than 80 days with one carefully packed piece of hand-luggage.

Any great moments in luggage you think should have been included?

*The best way is getting comments and e-mails from readers. Have I mentioned how much I love hearing from you people?

** Not an ad. Recognition of intellectual property. Copyright is important.

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