I just got back from a 2-week trip to Maine and Nove Scotia.  I decided to try to just take a carry on for the two week trip, just to see if I could do it.  I was ever so pleasantly surprised with my little case.  It held a surprising amount of clothes and toiletries, was light and easy to carry and roll.  I was pleased with the inside finishes and got many complements on the case.  In airports there was always at least one person who commented on how cute it was, even the flight attendants loved it.  It fit easily in the overhead bin without any problems at all and was a cinch to lift over my head. I was out of the airport in a flash.  One caution though, I made the mistake of allowing the ticket agent to persuade me to check it on my way back home (the plane was crowded with little overhead space).  It came back to me with the finish scrated and abraded.  So, if you got one, do not allow those baggage handlers to get their hands on it, the case was not designed for that. I would buy another one in a heart beat though.  I just love it.