I am often asked if I am treated differently when traveling because I am a woman. Do I feel pressure to fit into a man’s world, especially as so few business travelers are female? The first thing I do is correct whoever I am speaking to. Women make up almost half of business travelers, and…
Cozy Fall Flats
While looking for sweaters for last week’s sweater post, I got distracted by some of the great fall flats on the Banana Republic site. They are super cute, cozy looking, and comfortable for travel. The red ones would go well with black or gray slacks, and many colors of tops such as black, white, gray,…
Bringing Family on the Road
A recent article from MSNBC states: Combining business and leisure trips, or “blended travel” in which business travelers bring along a friend or family members, has gained momentum in recent years, some industry experts say. A survey conducted earlier this year by the Meredith Corporation, the publisher of Family Circle magazine, found that of readers…
Busines Travel 101: Making Travel Easier
Recently, I have had two conversations with two different people. The first conversation, a month or so ago, was with my mom. “Why don’t you do an intro to business travel thing on your blog?” she said. Then, more recently, I was asked what my best tips are for making travel easier. With that, the…
Fifteen Minute Hotel Room Workout
Sunday night Home Warrior and I went over to his brother’s house to watch the Cowboys game. At some point, I started paging through my sister-in-law’s August copy of Real Simple. I have to say, I love Real Simple. Not only do they include cute, affordable clothes (often that are great for traveling), in this…
The Latest Threat to Airport Security? Almond Butter.
Recently, some close friends visited California. One of the stops they made was the Blue Diamond Almond Company in Sacramento, where they picked up some almond butter. My friend H was very excited about this souvenir, and couldn’t wait to take it back to Texas and enjoy it. Being followers of this blog, and frequent…
What To Wear To the Airport: Sweaters!!
Looking over my posts from the last couple of weeks, one could reasonably guess that I am looking forward to fall. One would be right. September is the time in Texas when you know that fall is coming, and so have to balance the desire to wear sweaters and boots against temperatures that still are…
Answering Readers’ Questions: Can I wear boots to the airport?
I recently received this question from a reader: Now that fall is coming, and cooler temperatures with it, I am ready to pull out my boots. I have several pairs of knee high boots, and since they are comfortable would like to wear them while traveling. Is this a good idea? Hmmmmm. This is a…
Why I Hate Ohio Part I
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the frustrating trip I had to Ohio. I called it Part II because it was the second frustrating trip I have had to Ohio. Here is the story of the first. (And again, I don’t really hate Ohio. Really.) When I first arrived in Columbus, it seemed…
Quick Packing Tip: Pack Your Shoes in Plastic Grocery Bags
Normally, I HATE plastic grocery bags. I would rather awkwardly carry a bag of dog food, two gallons of milk, and a handful of cans, and struggle out to my car than use plastic bags. I have been known to drop packages of butter in my purse. But there are a couple of instances when…
