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Monthly Archives for May 2017.

TSA to roll out additional screening later this year

Take the Road Warriorette Survey and enter for a chance to win $100 to Amazon!! The Wall Street Journal is reporting that later this year the TSA will require additional items to be separated into bins, beyond the current requirements of liquids and laptops. Nothing has been finalized or announced, but some possibilities to ease…

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Delsey Luggage is Amazon’s Deal of the Day, plus a few other sales

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Take the Road Warriorette Survey and enter for a chance to win $100 to Amazon!! Anytime we ask readers to share their favorite luggage Delsey is one of the top five. Ask about hardsided luggage and it’s usually the first one mentioned. And small wonder! It’s affordable, sturdy, and looks great. Most importantly, Delsey makes…

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Four nights in Florida for $205 and lots of points; it’s possible but takes a lot of planning!

Take the Road Warriorette Survey and enter for a chance to win $100 to Amazon!! You guys know I don’t write about points too often, and I don’t claim to be an expert. Boarding Area has a ton of points experts with enough combined knowledge to fly us all to Europe first class for free.…

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Take the Road Warriorette survey and enter to win $100 to Amazon!

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Believe it or not, Road Warriorette has been around for almost eight years. That is a loooong time, and I’ve loved every minute of it. As the eight-year blogoversary draws near I want to touch base with the most important part of this journey: you guys! Without readers, there would be no Road Warriorette. If…

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Tips for international travel during a DHS electronics ban

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A few months ago the Department of Homeland Security announced a ban on any electronics bigger than a phone on certain US-bound international flights. Since then the UK has enacted a similar ban. For a while there was talk about a potential ban on ALL US-bound international flights. This seems to have died down, but…

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May 2017 Birchbox Review

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Getting my pretty little box full of beauty goodies makes me so happy! The theme for the May 2017 Birchbox was low effort, high impact, and had mostly sun-related products. There were some big winners, but, alas, a couple of misses as well. Clarins UV PLUS Anti-Pollution Sunscreen SPF 50. As soon as I opened…

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Tips for Working Out on a Business Trip

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Getting geared up for a workout is so hard, but darned if I don’t feel fantastic afterward. Life in general is so jam-packed that’s it’s not easy to always fit it in, and on business trips it can be near impossible. I want the endorphins, even when I’m on a week-long, three-city slog. You can…

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Travelers

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This Sunday is Mother’s Day, the day we send love and light to the moms and mother-figures in our life. I am so excited to celebrate my mother this Sunday. Of course, she is in Germany on a fabulous vacation (lucky her!). But my sisters and I sent her off in style, and will make…

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Road Warriorette readers choose their favorite luggage brand!

Last week we asked readers to share their favorite luggage brand. There were a number of brands represented, but the overall winner was very clear….drumroll please….. Travelpro! Some of the reasons listed include maneuverability, durability, and capacity. Derek S. said, “they last forever and are the best bang for the buck.” Coming up in second…

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Review: Lo and Sons Hanover

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The right travel bag can make your business trip so much easier, just like the wrong one can wreck it. I have had more than one purse break during transit so am very particular about the bags I choose to haul around the world. Several years ago I was introduced to Lo and Sons, and…

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