When I arrived in Stockholm when I visited my SO, I saw that my suitcase had lost a wheel along its journey. It also had a bit of metal sticking out, but that has been that way for a while now. The metal sticking out makes it a bit hard to zip at times, and I'm worried that it will eventually stop zipping. Anyway, I am more than likely going to be buying a new suitcase before my next trip. I was wondering if any of you had any type of suggestion as to purchasing a new main suitcase such as brand, size, hard shell or soft, 2 wheels or 4 wheels, any certain thing to have on the inside, etc. Any suggestions at all will be appreciated. This is my first time actually purchasing a suitcase. The one I have now I've had for probably close to 10 years, so my parents picked it out, lol. And, yes, I understand that, size wise, I will have to make sure the size fits under airline regulations as well. Anyway, thanks again!! 
). The lower part has an expandable portion that gives it an extra 2 inches of vertical space, which I find extremely helpful, both for limiting the size of my bag and for giving me extra space when I need it. It has a sectioned off collapsible pocket on the top that I use to store things like sunscreen and face wash, in case something happens and they get bumped the wrong way and burst (so it's contained in the pocket). There is a flat pocket on top of that that's the perfect size to fit papers and a passport, in case you need somewhere to store them while you're away (just don't pack them in there during your flight :P). The "lid" to the top section also has a mesh pocket that is useful for separating things like socks and things that you don't want to get wrinkled. The external has two huge buckle straps that allow you to condense the bag even more if necessary. I like zipping the zippers up to behind one of the buckles so it's harder to see where to get into my bag. The walls of the suitcase are all lightly padded, which adds a little weight but also gives it good structure, so it's kind of in between a fabric bag and a hard shell.
When I was on my way to see my SO during the summer the handle of my suitcase jammed as I was loading it onto one of the luggage racks on the Eurostar. I had to leave it sticking out like that, but wasn't too worried because I didn't think it wouldn't cause any problems. By the time I went to collect it at the end of the journey though, the handle had been snapped clean off by a member of staff who had obviously tried to ram it back into place - what force (s)he must have used! 
I ended up having to drag the thing halfway across Paris with my SO, using a scarf wrapped around one of the non-extendable handles (which broke as soon as we made it to my SO's place, haha).
Get a good luggage scale! If you're not traveling by air though, ignore this post
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