TBB Asks: does LEGO feature in your travels? [Feature]

Life is full of questions. Why is the sky blue? Why did the dinosaurs die out? And why do green LEGO bricks taste the best*? OK, admittedly, that last one was a suggested question by our mascot, A. Lemur. Needless to say, it didn’t make the cut for our weekly icebreaker segment: TBB Asks! And this week, we’re asking: do you travel with LEGO? Perhaps you have a minifigure mascot that goes where you go, or you got a bit too tap-happy with your credit card while on holiday and now you need to buy a new suitcase. Let’s see what our team has to say – and be sure to tell us your long-haul LEGO lore in the comments!

*Disclaimer: please don’t eat your LEGO. It wrecks your teeth, doesn’t taste very good, and unless you have the digestive system of a lemur, you’ll get all blocked up. Don’t ask me how I know.

Kimberly: So yes, I have taken LEGO on vacation and brought it back. My trip to Billund last year I managed to fit 12 sets in my suitcase. That is just what you do when you are from the Pacific North-West and visit Denmark!

Steve: I’ve never taken any with me, but often bring it back. There have been some pretty great reactions from various border officials.

Bre: My LEGO collection has travelled through a couple moves, which is thrilling in its own right when you have a high volume. But assuming the question was intended for leisure travel, I can say yes to that as well. I’ve taken a couple larger fragile builds to different events and cons, including over the border. One adventure involved a mini U-Haul and a prayer. My build definitely arrived damaged, but it could’ve been way worse. It was a good learning experience. And yes, we always bring back LEGO when we venture to conventions.

Lino: I built this set while staying in a cabin. It was very meta.

Kyle: A few years ago, I planned a trip to Astoria, OR. I spent a good chunk of my time in the hotel room building sets.

Ralph: Yes. I travel quite a bit and, if I have the opportunity, I will visit LEGO stores to, at least, check out their Pick-a-Brick. I also travel to LEGO events with models in my luggage, of course.

Theo: I did travel with LEGO to entertain me on flights as a kid – who knows how many pieces I lost on planes! These days I try to limit myself to buying small sets if I end up going past a LEGO store when I’m travelling.

Jake: The summer I turned 12 my family did a long roadtrip from southern California up to Canada, and me and my siblings (illegally) spent most of the journey in the covered truckbed lying on a mattress. For most of those days on the road I was busily playing with a few Blacktron 2 sets – the Suborbital Guardian, Tri-Wheeled Tyrax, and the Super Nova II. As an adult the only LEGO souvenirs I’ve brought back are minifigs from LEGO House and Legoland.

Don’t wory, Jake – we won’t snitch. I am shocked that you didn’t lose any pieces off the back of the truck though! Let us know in the comments if you’ve had any similar experiences, readers, and be sure to come back next week for our next edition!