Why traveling with hand luggage is just quite annoying

I succeeded. And how proud I was. Everything in my little cutest SUIT SUIT suitcase packed. I spent three days with my loved one in Italy and he convinced me that it was really nicer. And faster. So I went to Douglas, bought the cutest little jars and bottles to put my creams and shampoo in, and thought very carefully about my wardrobe. But I'm done with it. Next time I will travel with the big sister of SUIT SUIT again. And here's why.

Seems clear to me

You can really take very little with you and have zero space left for souvenirs. That's disadvantage number one. But there's more.

Customs

Because did you know that you also have to take your liquids out of the suitcase? So besides my Isabel Marant boots, laptop, camera, phone, boarding pass, I now also had to rummage through everything looking for my toiletry bags that I had of course expertly hidden away. What a hassle. I caused a real blockage at the conveyor belt. And then still being searched. That seems to be standard nowadays. I'm starting to almost enjoy it.

Secret items

You also dare not take those with you. Because you can be sure they will see them and how embarrassing would it be if the customs officer on duty holds up your latest sex toy.

And then this

This is the most annoying part. When you get to the plane, the luggage compartments are full and you still have to check in your suitcase. Now I had a particularly friendly steward who hid it behind his suitcase (I call that the SUIT SUIT effect, you just want to have such a cute suitcase with you) but my previous trip to Berlin happened to me exactly the same. Again carry-on, again check-in. Then I encountered a less friendly staff member who snapped at me that I should have come earlier. But know-it-all, that's the whole idea of traveling with carry-on; it saves you time. So if you see me soon with a gigantic suitcase even though I'm only going away for two days; you know why.