Want to lessen your packing time? Here’s a smart way to arrange your closet that will significantly cut down on the time spent selecting which clothes and jewelry to bring along. Add your tips for smart packing advice in the comment section below. To receive a free copy of our ebook, 70 Secrets to Safe [...]
Swimsuits should always be packed, even for business travel. You never know when that hotel in the middle of Minnesota might have a heated indoor pool, Jacuzzi or sauna. Make use of sample and travel-sized items found in drugstores and cosmetics counters. They take up so much less space than a full-sized product and it [...]
Remember the movie Up in the Air and the scene with Natalie (played by Anna Kendrick) in the airport dragging her uber-heavy luggage? That used to be me! I didn’t carry a pillow in my luggage, but I had everything else – travel coffee pot, shoes, electric hair rollers, shoes, hair dryer, more shoes and [...]
When trying to sleep on a plane, most of us try to sit up to sleep, often with some sort of neck pillow to hold our head up. But you may sleep better leaned forward. If you have back pain, this method of sleeping on a plane may help provide relief. Blow up a small [...]
Great aids for creating a packing list: The Universal Packing List website takes all the variables (length of your trip, destination climate, accommodations, planned activities, transportation, bag size and whether you are traveling with kids) and creates a packing list just for you. Independent Traveler’s interactive packing list is similar. It has a list of [...]
Good news: For luggage that hasn’t been claimed after at least three months of being with an airline, it ends up at the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama-–a veritable Land of Lost Luggage. Only two hours from Birmingham and two and a half hours from Atlanta, the Unclaimed Baggage Center is a treasure hunter’s [...]
“What’s your room number?” asked the restaurant host in a loud voice and when I was still 10 feet or more away from her. This was in a hotel where breakfast in included in the rate and the host compared each name and room number against a printed checklist. Instead of yelling out my room [...]
Why place a fabric softener sheet in your luggage when packing? It will absorb odors and keep clothing smelling fresh. Great for freshening up sneakers also. I had a leftover fabric softener sheet in my suitcase after a trip where I did laundry in my hotel. Instead of throwing the fabric sheet away or taking it [...]
Ever have to cram clothes from one bag into another to avoid overweight baggage fees? Don’t you hate doing this on the airport floor with people walking all around you? Now know the weight of your luggage before you get to the airport check-in counter! Check out the Balanzza Digital Luggage Scale. It weighs 10 [...]
Are your documents protected in case your laptop is stolen? As a preventative measure, consider investing in Lojack For Laptops. Lojack is software that will help secure your documents and recover you computer in case it is stolen. You can buy a 3-year license for $63.49, but do this now or it will be too [...]
