@travellerau: Opinion: Traveller columnist @bengroundwater says he avoided using a hard suitcase for the longest time, as it felt like an admission that he’d aged out of backpacking into one of those tourists who stays in big chain hotels and does open-top bus tours. But after getting a behind-the-scenes tour of Canberra Airport, he’s very glad he made the switch from soft luggage. “‘Have you ever seen a kicker before?’ one of the staff members asks me, grinning. ’Trust me, you will never pack glass bottles in your bags again,’” he writes. #luggage #travel #traveller #suitcase