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If you own your beach house -- or return to the same one every year -- you already know what to take. Packing for a new place is trickier, so contacting the owner or manager in advance to ask specific questions about how well equipped the property is should be your first step. Here are some other been-there-done-that tips from Susan MacCallum-Whitcomb, our beach house expert.

Airlines have always had carry on luggage size restrictions, but it seems like they're actually enforcing those rules for the first time ever as of late. If your bags are over the limit, you'll probably be asked to check them, so it's important to stay within the size guidelines when you plan what to carry on. Here are ten essential items that should go with you on the plane -- and that all fit nicely in a small carry on bag.