Recently, I did a guest post on business travel for my favorite blog, Corporette. Yes, it was a very exciting moment for me. One of the things that I was asked to talk about was how to act when traveling with your superiors. I had to think about it for a bit! I haven’t traveled…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for July 2010.
I Forgot My Makeup Yesterday…..ack
Yesterday I had to drive to Dallas for the day. As I got in the car at 5:05am, I was feeling pretty good. Tired, but good. I had remembered everything! From the muffin I wanted to eat for breakfast to the plug-your-ipod-into-the-radio thing my husband had found in the shed the day before, I was…
Quick Packing Tip: Bring Extra Plastic Bags!!
Over the last month, my mother has traveled even more than I have. She was in at least 7 states, plus Canada, in a three week period. Since there was a combination of driving and flying, she had “issues” with packing her toiletries. She was driving the entire trip except for a one-night trip in…
A Suitcase That Pulls Itself? Weird.
This thing is crazy. It is a motorized suitcase that will propel itself. The motors respond to inclines and “difficult surfaces” in case your bag is too heavy for you to pull. Sounds great, right? Not only do you not have to carry your suitcase, you don’t even really have to pull it anymore. The…
Green Travel Tip: Eat Local, Sustainable Restaurants
There are many reasons to eat at a restaurant that uses local and sustainable foods. First of all, it will really give you a taste of the local flavor (pun intended). Eating what’s in season where you are gives insight into the community, something that’s otherwise hard to do when you’re only in town for…
Yet Another Reason to Recommend Noise Canceling Headphones During Travel
According to MSN Health & Fitness, airplanes are the worst place to use your headphones. Because of the background noise, people tend to turn up the volume to levels that can cause long term damage. But if you use noise-canceling headphones, that likelihood goes from 80% to 20%. Plus it blocks out that annoying guy…
Great Shoes for Travel (that are also super cute)
After a fun-filled three day weekend, it’s a little sad to be back in the work week. I decided I needed something to cheer me up, and nothing makes me happier than……shoe shopping!! If you have been reading this blog for any period of time you know that I have a deep, abiding love for…
My Teeny-Tiny New York Hotel Room
This past weekend I was in NYC for TBEX. I waited until just a few weeks before to find a hotel, which meant that they one I got that was halfway affordable was in the Upper West Side, while the conference was in the Village. Commute time was about forty minutes, which I guess isn’t…
Some Random Travel-Related News Stories
There have been many travel-related stories in the various news outlets recently. Here are some of the most interesting……and gross. Apparently there is a country that works more hours than the US–Japan. They take even less vacation than we do. I can’t even think about this, it is so gross. I’m not normally a violent…
