What was going on this time in years past? 2014 Does it bother you when people cut? Quick etiquette tip: Wait your turn to board! A not-so-nice wake-up. Gentle reminder: Don’t grab the seat in front of you! It happens all the time, but does it make sense to say something? Should you tell someone if they hit…
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Breaking the Code to Travel Toiletries
(You may be wondering about the title of the post. I just finished re-watching the BBC series Sherlock, and it was even better the second time. Everyone should go watch it!! Okay, on to the post….) Travel toiletries can be one of the most stressful parts of packing for a business trip. The idea of…
Posts from the past
What was going on this week in years past? 2013 A hotel room neighbor in Vegas causes problems for me and the Home Warrior. A news story on in-person wake up calls leads to a poll on the likelihood of using it. 2012 I write about the importance of double checking documents after a Playa…
What’s in my liquids bag?
As I packed for my most recent trip, the Home Warrior walked by my suitcase and picked up my liquids bag. “What’s this?” heasked. I can see the confusion! Right now, I’ve pared my liquids bag so far down that it looks like a collection of a few random items in a Ziploc bag. When…
Top 5 Packing Tips for Toiletries
In a quick informal survey of family and friends, people were clearly the most stressed by packing one item. Not clothes, as you might think, or shoes. It was toiletries! My friends and family find the idea of compressing their skin care/hair care/shower regimen into a couple of tiny bags more daunting than any other…
What’s In My Liquids Bag? Updated!
A year ago, I gave you all a list of my favorite travel toiletries. It was a good list, I still use a lot of those products. However, due to some evolutions in my beauty routine, as well as some updates on what is considered a liquid by the TSA, the contents of my liquids…
Pencil Concealer: Doesn’t have to be in the liquids bag!
I get a lot of questions about makeup. Can I take it on the plane? Does it have to be in the liquids bag? What about concealer, or blush, or mascara? Regular liquid concealer is supposed to be in the liquids bag. But here is a very clever pencil concealer that doesn’t have to be!…
To Ziploc Or Not
For the last few years, I have gone back and forth on my liquids bag. Sometimes it’s a heavy duty Ziploc and other times it’s a heavier plastic bag that comes as part of a cheap toiletry kit. Here are my thoughts. Ziploc bag. These bags are cheap, plentiful, and can hold a lot of…
