So pleased to see someone else choosing the backpack over the wheeled suitcase. So much lighter and more flexible - and it leaves your hands free.

"When it comes to the best travel luggage, the debate is dominated by the bitter rivalry between four-wheeled spinners and two-wheeled draggers. But for me the answer is simple: no wheels at all.

"After years of trailing heavy bags, and then rolling them upright, I’ve gone right back to my youth and re-embraced that long-forgotten, much-maligned treasure of travel, the backpack."

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