Things I Want

a white shirt on a mannequin

I am currently in Pittsburgh, practically ground zero for Snowmaggedon 2010.  I look outside, where I refuse to drive because the ground is covered in many feet of snow and I am from Texas so I don’t know how to drive in snow. Maybe it is my (somewhat?) perverse personality, but because I can’t go…

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So Many Travelers, So Many Personalities

Today I flew to Boston. The flight itself was mostly uneventful, except that because of rain I was late getting into Dallas, which made me think I would miss my connector, but then it was delayed too so it was okay.  Mostly, today was just an interesting study in the personality differences of travelers. On…

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A Mountain in Front of Me

a mountain with snow on top

I’m not complaining. Really, I’m not! Okay, maybe I am just a little.  I’m going to be gone every week for the next six weeks. At least three days a week, mostly four and five days a week. Let’s see if I can remember it all.  Next week, Boston and Pittsburgh. The week after, South…

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Seeing the City You’re In

a baseball game in a stadium with Fenway Park in the background

It can be hard. You fly in Monday night, have meetings all day Tuesday, fly out Wednesday morning. Clearly there is not a lot of recreational time in that schedule. Be that as it may, one of my Travel Resolutions for this year is to see more of the cities I am visiting. I ran…

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Answering Readers’ Questions: Makeup On Planes

a close-up of a makeup kit

I recently got a question from a reader: “Can I take my makeup on the plane?” (picture from Sephora, Tarte’s Flower Child Natural Eye Shadow Palette, $44) The short answer: Yes. Going through security may be slightly tricky, but yes. The long answer: Any powders can be in your suitcase and don’t have to be…

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What To Pack for a Winter Business Trip

a pair of black boots

I have been very busy lately with my blog, my real job, getting ready for my sister’s wedding….. I knew in my head that there is a trip scheduled for next week, but the reality of where I am going did not sink in until today when reading a post on Corporette, one of my…

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Southwest Airlines’ iPhone app is here!

a close-up of a phone

There have been rumors about this for a while, and it is finally here!  The Southwest iPhone app looks very similar to their mobile website and has all of the same functionality. The thing they have that is extra? The Ding! feature. This way you can find out about the specially-priced Ding! fares even when…

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TravelSmith’s Wall Street Journal Coat

a woman in a red coat

I have been getting a lot of searches for the “TravelSmith Wall Street Journal Coat”  so I thought I would go ahead and post the link. It is the packable microfiber raincoat, and apparently the Wall Street Journal rated it the “Best Overall Raincoat.” Good for TravelSmith!

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Working in Dallas over the weekend….

two dogs sitting in a car

I had a strange weekend. Instead of hanging out with friends on Saturday, or shopping for shoes for my sister’s wedding, or sleeping late, Home Warrior and I got up and drove to Dallas with our dogs. I had a rare Saturday meeting to attend yesterday, so we gathered up our dogs and our coffee…

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TravelSmith’s new City Shirts

a blue shirt on a mannequin

TravelSmith has released its new City Shirts. I love City Shirts because they are button down, but wrinkle-free, and they repel stains. Now they come in colors! My favorite is the Lisbon in French Blue. The feminine details make it more interesting than a normal button down shirt. Granted, not all of these shirts are…

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