India, March 18 -- A few weeks ago, I flew to the Dominican Republic for a friend's wedding. I had the time of my life dancing, swimming, and chasing away the winter blues by lying in the sun. However, this daydream quickly became a nightmare when I thought mycarry-on had been lost when I gatechecked it for the trip home. I saw my friend's bag, along with everyone else's bags from our plane, being stowed, but I didn't see mine. I panicked and spent the flight home coming to terms with my perhaps-lost luggage, and devising a game plan for which items I needed to replace the second our plane's wheels touched ground. I mapped out a plan: I must first purchase my favoritecomfy travel shoes, the shirt I wear at least twice each vacation, and a...