Business Style: May
From May 2005
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You Can Take It With You
By Jeanne Winnick Brennan and Carol McCain
It’s hard to determine which group of people was the first to carry their homes and offices with them at all times. Maybe it was the nomadic Bedouins of North Africa, who’ve always kept their camels packed and ready to go, or the Basque shepherds of the Pyrenees migrating in small wagons to follow the seasons.
How nomadic peoples packed what they needed and constantly kept moving has fascinated historians for centuries — and it’s still relevant for today’s business world.
As summer nears, the importance of the mobile office becomes obvious. The ability to pack up your office efficiently allows you to extend your vacation time or straddle the workweek and the weekend a little more easily. Don’t feel trapped by communications technology that’s brought the 24/7 response mode to the doorstep of your vacation home or your weekend retreat. Embrace the technology and learn how to take it with you.
Bag Your Printer
Besides the laptop computer that travels at your side, you now have a variety of choices with printers and faxes that are easily transportable, especially if traveling by car. If you’re traveling by plane, there are numerous trolleys, or lightweight suitcases on wheels, that can accommodate your printer, fax or both, with some clothes for cushioning, and still fit conveniently in the overhead compartment.
Holloway Travel Outfitters, which has been helping Sacramentans pack efficiently for 26 years, carries numerous lines of luggage, appliances and other gadgets to make any trip more doable. Warren Holloway, a former Sacramento Bee crime and courts reporter, and his late wife Gussie, a public relations professional, decided they wanted to travel extensively after they retired. They soon realized they needed to augment their income to match their wanderlust and Sacramento needed a store that offered travel solutions for business and tourist needs.
“We decided we should become ‘a travel agent’s best friend,’” says Holloway, who operates the store with their son, Jon. “We found there was nothing like first-hand experience to explain the different travel challenges and the right appliances, especially with more remote destinations.”
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