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Monthly Archives for February 2016.

Travel safety tip: Be aware of your surroundings!

a sign with black and white text

This week I was in LA for a conference. The first night after a lovely dinner I had a drink in the hotel bar with a few attendees. We called a relatively early night since we all  had to be in meetings in the morning, and headed off to our rooms. The elevator reached my…

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Please recycle, especially when it’s easy!!

two metal trash cans with a blue lid

Last week my trip to the airport went pretty badly. Actually, that’s not  true. Things  started going  badly once I got to the airport. I was running a  tiny bit late so I decided, since I was going on a quick overnight  trip, that I would use the airport valet parking instead of parking offsite…

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National Premier Selection: More fun than a minivan!

a silver car in a showroom

Did you know that a used minivan costs about the same as a used BMW? Like, a 2012 Honda Odyssey with 40,000 miles is almost exactly the same price as a 2012 BMW 328i with the same mileage. Why do I know that? We finally surrendered to the reality that we have three kids, two…

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Etiquette tip: Keep your feet to yourself!!

a row of socks with different colors

Last night I flew home from the east coast. I was lucky and got upgraded for the longer leg. After enjoying dinner and doing a little work I decided to recline my seat and close my eyes. I snuggled into my blanket and had just drifted off when I felt something on the back of my…

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Packing tip: Have a place for everything during travel!

a group of keys on a white surface

Several years ago I wrote about how important it is to  have a designated place for your keys during travel. On my trip this week I was reminded in a major way: it’s not only keys that need a spot . When I woke up Tuesday morning I called a local donut shop to order…

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3 tips for sharing overhead bin space

a blue suitcase with a zipper

Sometimes I look fondly back  at the days when  I first started  traveling for work (ten years ago, whoa). Upgrades were plentiful, you could easily hop on an earlier flight, and there was plenty of room for carry-ons. Alas, things have changed. These days flights are  so crowded that you  are lucky to have enough…

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Poll: Do you ever volunteer to be bumped to the next flight?

a blue and grey checkered seat

A few years ago I went to a conference with some fellow bloggers and got really, really excited about maximizing my points and miles. Soon after I started working on getting the Southwest Companion Pass, figured out how to pay my bills on my credit cards, and started hotel-hopping for status. I also got an…

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Packing cubes FAQs

a green and grey pillow on a quilted surface

A few weeks ago a friend and I were talking about her upcoming  business travel. “You always talk about packing cubes!” she said. “What’s the deal? Are they really  that awesome?” And thirty minutes later when I was still espousing the wonders of packing cubes she may have been sorry she asked….. Here are the…

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