Travel Tips

To Roll Or To Fold, Or The Donna Way Of Packing

March 9, 2012

Securing a decent seat on an airplane has been a problem for decades, probably since deregulation.  Along with consolidation, increased fuel costs, and lingering financial issues dating from 9/11, airlines figured out there is money to be had in those preferred seats and they developed strategies to decide who sits where.  Some might even say [...]

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Where’s My Seat? Or: Why Do I Have To Sit THERE!!!

February 24, 2012

Securing a decent seat on an airplane has been a problem for decades, probably since deregulation.  Along with consolidation, increased fuel costs, and lingering financial issues dating from 9/11, airlines figured out there is money to be had in those preferred seats and they developed strategies to decide who sits where.  Some might even say [...]

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Dealing with Bedbugs: Your How-To Travel Guide

September 15, 2011

Uninvited guests can really spoil the party—and the trip. Planning on bringing home some extra long-term house guests from your travels? Interested in waking up to itchy red welts? Bedbugs have become a problem everywhere and not just confined to the hotel room. They can hitch a ride home on your clothes or in your [...]

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Battle of the Bulge: Packing

August 18, 2011

There is a reason, actually a lot of reasons, why most travel logs or blogs are written by men.   Having just packed for a week in Russia, I realize again how easy they (men) have it.  Just a spare pair of pants, a couple of shirts, some underwear in a bag.  Ten minutes to put [...]

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