Andrei Neculau

Another problem, another solution..

On my way to Sweden, I’m flying SAS. They have a 20kg limit for the luggage, and 8kg limit for cabin luggage.

When you put that together with the fact that you’re moving for at least 2 years… uuuuuu!! Not good! But let’s see where this takes me. I got a nice suitcase and a smaller one for the cabin (fits the size restrictions). Then there’s the laptop bag!

I really suggest looking carefully for light suitcases, since otherwise you will waste all that limit, no matter how easy they are on you. And don’t buy expensive ones, if they are not “steel strong”. Ground services nowadays are quite lame at airports, so you’re bags have a high chance of getting tossed. So keep them light and cheap. My big suitcase is 4kg, while the small cabin one is just 2.5kg. And they were altogether around 100€.

That leaves 20+8-4-2.5 = 21.5 kg just for me-me-me.

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Allianz-Țiriac provides insurance policies for all sorts of stuff for Romanians, but I was interested in a health insurance for my future studies in Sweden.

I will be staying there for 2 years, and it would be nice to cut potential health costs, since they could prove to be quite high in Sweden.

I could basically get two types of insurances: one is a basic travel insurance, while the other is an insurance for people working/studying abroad.

Differences between the two, as provided by Allianz-Țiriac:

I managed to get a copy of their manual (Romanian), so you can read the full descriptions for both:

• Allianz-Țiriac - Asigurări medicale de călătorie în străinătate
• Allianz-Țiriac - Asigurări medicale pentru persoane care lucrează/studiază în străinătate

If you got admitted, then the following is what would be of interest to you.

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