If your shoulders, arms or other body parts hurt from carrying this piece, you may need to consider taking less or taking a smaller piece of luggage. Services such as bellhops and valets are not always available, and you may have to carry your own luggage. Avoid being alone. Avoid unstable countries. Ask for lower floors.
Visitors are most vulnerable their first few hours in a new country.
Have your lodging for the first evening arranged prior to your arrival, especially when traveling internationally. When traveling within a country by bus or train, consider traveling at night. Renting a car may be a good means to travel in another country, but you need to know the rules of the road. In some areas, it is best to leave the driving to someone else. Your first 'food' concern while traveling should be water.