Originally Posted by pflum1
Since you will be flying home, be sure to add a couple boxes (folded up) to the bottom of the suitcase and some strong tape. Then you send it home. That is what I do when I go over seas. Even on tour, our bus drivers have always been wonderful to drop me off at the post office to mail things. By the time I get home, the packages are coming. Can get a lot more things home that way.
We found out that it's more economical to bring an extra suitcase and pay the $50 or so for the extra luggage than to mail packages back overseas. Especially when the packages are heavy. This is what a group did when they were taking supplies to a special school in Europe. So much cheaper to use a suitcase and take it with you!