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Airbnb? Get tech!

Accomodation, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice, Vacation Rentals

Nine tech accessories that will make your Airbnb—or personal home—all the better. I’ve stayed in quite a few Airbnbs. Some were great, others were good, a few I didn’t like, and one I fled (Lisbon, Portugal, here’s looking at you). Owners of many of the better ones...

This international travel necessity is the secret to a better domestic flight

Air Travel, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice

Try this simple trick for almost-guaranteed airline seat power. If you’re flying right now, odds are you’re headed somewhere within the States. With most countries closed to Americans, there aren’t many international destinations to visit. But even if you’re flying...

Staying on the right track(er)

Luggage and Bags, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice

Do you trust the airlines to always send your checked bags to the right place? Me, neither. Keep tabs on your stuff with one of these three trackers. You stumble off your red-eye and find your way to baggage claim, where you watch the luggage carousal go ‘round like a...

Here we go again…fifteen under-$15 stocking stuffers for travelers

Air Travel, Convenience, Health, Luggage and Bags, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice, TSA

You asked for more; here they are! Many of you liked last week’s post on fifteen travel-related stocking stuffers for under $15 (thanks for the feedback!) and asked for additional suggestions. I sorted through my travel faves and came up with these goodies. (And yes,...

Fifteen under $15: stocking stuffers for travelers

Air Travel, Convenience, Health, Luggage and Bags, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice, TSA

I bought these for myself and my traveler friends, too! Whew—this post took me a bit of time to put together! I combed through my travel stuff and picked fifteen of my favorites priced under $15…then bought them all as stocking stuffers for my traveler friends!...

Getting cold feet?

Clothing/Laundry, Product/Service Reviews, Sport, Tech, Travel Advice

Next time your feet get cold on a plane…or ski slope…or bare wood floors at home, pull on a pair of heated socks! Six options that will suit every preference. As a tall person, I like the extra legroom offered by a seat in a plane’s emergency exit row....
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