On a trip to Chicago in October 2013, I was faced with a brand new travel question that I’d never considered: can you fly with fresh flower arrangements? Ultimately, the answer is YES! But it was a long and somewhat nerve-racking road to discover that answer: It was a cold, windy night in Chicago when…
If you travel more than a couple of times each year, you’re bound to develop some pet peeves. While overall, I’ve found most of my fellow travelers to be at least a little bit considerate, there are plenty of jackwagons who can make an already semi-stressful endeavor just a little bit more frustrating. So below…
Airports are bustling places with a singular purpose: enable people to get from one place to another. Being that they are not, in and of themselves, destinations, most people are there to accomplish a specific task in a definitive amount of time in the most efficient and least stressful way possible. As with any holiday,…
Favorite Finds are items that aren’t necessarily designed for travel but pack well and have come in handy for me on the road. This week’s Favorite Find is my Kate Spade Piano Clutch. The back story: In addition to be a self-proclaimed overpacker, I’m also a purse fanatic. I’ve been on a bit of a…
Favorite Finds are items that aren’t necessarily designed for travel but pack well and have come in handy for me on the road. This week’s Favorite Find is Bath & Body Works “PocketBac” Hand Sanitizer. The back story: Hand sanitizer is on the list of things that I don’t leave home without when I travel.…
For me, how and what I pack has always been a very personal thing, and I have been somewhat embarrassed by my overpacking ways, particularly when someone with whom I spend a lot of time finds out. The embarrassment, I would discover, was even worse when it was my colleagues (rather than my friends) who…
Yes, I endorse overpacking and have embraced my own inner overpacker, but that doesn’t mean that overpacking should be a free-for-all. Here are five rules I live by whenever I travel.
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