The last couple of months have seen gas prices rise by over 50%, which concerns a lot of performers coming into the busy summer season. I was on the road all of April, driving just shy of 7,000 miles that month, so I’m very aware of the rising prices. The number of performers who are … Continue reading “Travelling Magic Shows and Gas Prices”
Yesterday was a long travel day, but I made it to the hotel in Cozumel, Mexico. Luckily, the hotel is a block from the port where I’ll board the ship this afternoon. I’m really loving travelling with my Porter Case. That’s a carry-on-size case that becomes a dolly for carrying other things. You can read … Continue reading “Travelling with a Magic Show”
I’m writing this post from the DFW airport in Texas. Last night I left Portland at 11:59 pm and arrived here at 5:17 am. With the time change, that was only 3 hours of quality sleep on the plane. Now I’ve got a five hour layover at DFW before my next flight to Mexico for … Continue reading “Travelling Magician”
I’m heading out to travel internationally to do some shows in a few days. The show I’m travelling with is packed differently than I normally travel. Normally I check my show and not carry it on. However, for this trip I will need to travel with some of it carried on. My past travel experience … Continue reading “Test Travelling With a Show”
When I travel with my magic show, I put colorful zip ties on my show case. The reason is that when I pick up my cases at baggage claim, if my zip ties aren’t on the case, then I know I need to check them. Recently I flew and when I got my bags my … Continue reading “Travelling with your Magic Show”
Recently I hit the road for a short three day run of out of town shows that were done by car. Then I flew out out of an airport a few hours from home to another gig on the other side of the country. That meant that I had to leave my car parked at … Continue reading “Travelling with a Magic Show”
When I travel I hand carry my audio/electronic stuff box. I’m paranoid about losing this, so I put an Apple AirTag in it. I set this AirTag to alert me if I leave it somewhere. So if I walk away from the audio case, my phone will let me know! While I’m mentioning travel tips, … Continue reading “Magic Travel Tips”
A few months ago I put a strip of elastic on the back of my audio box, so that it could ride on the handle of my show case. This frees up a hand to pull my suitcase through airports. After using it for a few months, I’m happy to report that it’s holding up … Continue reading “Travelling With Audio”
When I travel I’m always looking for ways to save time in lines at the airport. Little things can make a huge difference. One of the things is to know the weight of your luggage and how heavy it can be without an additional charge before you get to the airport. This saves you having … Continue reading “Trying to Save Travel Time”
When flying to gigs, I used to check my audio gear inside of my suitcase. Then one time TSA damages some stuff repacking it and I now always carry on my audio box. The box is kinda a pain to lug around, not just the airport, but hotel, or around the venue. About a year … Continue reading “Travelling with my Magic Show”
