This is the Winners and Losers version, Part 1. Kindle—Winner!! Normally for a two day trip I will bring 4 books. For a trip with 50 hours of flying I brought 8, on my Kindle. The first thing I noticed as I was picking up my purse to leave for the airport was how light…
Landed in Manila
I have arrived in Manila! It took 27 hours of time to get from my house Sunday morning to the hotel Monday night. It is 1am here and I am about to leave for the office, because the office here works at night in order to work during American day-time hours. What a crazy world!…
Long Flight Comfort
Tomorrow I leave for Manila. It takes 26 hours of travel time just to get there. So I leave Sunday morning and land (because of the time difference) on Monday night. Wow! That is a long, long time in the air. I will be honest, I have never been on a plane or in transit…
New Year’s Resolutions (and Happy New Year!)
I heard a story on the radio where the man said, “I don’t do New Year’s resolutions because I think it’s important to be happy with yourself, and what’s the point of saying you’ll do something or other and a few months later falling into your old habits? It’s demoralizing.” I can see his point….to…
Full Body Scanners vs. Privacy
There have been a lot of articles this week, everywhere from NPR to MSNBC to Huffington Post, about the new full-body scanners that may make an appearance in airports around the US. Some say the high tech scanners could have prevented the would-be terrorist from getting onto the plane on Christmas Day. The main reason…
Up in the Air
Time for my movie review! Finally got to see this movie last night. Don’t worry, I won’t tell you anything about the plot-line, or the story, or anything else. What I will tell you is that I really enjoyed it. As did Home Warrior, who does not travel like I do. So clearly it appeals…
Flight Safety
If you watched any news at all over the weekend, you heard about the scary events of Christmas Day on the flight to Detroit. Whenever things like this happen, I inevitably get the question: “Are you ever afraid to fly?” The answer, of course, is yes, sometimes I get a little freaked out about flying.…
Happy Holidays from Road Warriorette!
A warm Happy Holidays to all of you! I wish for safe travels for those of you who are traveling this Holiday season, especially in the midwest. I have already heard about one friend driving from Texas to Iowa who got snowed in in Kansas, and had to spend Christmas Day in Kansas. Another friend…
Quick Packing Tip
Last week I met a nice woman on the flight home from Nashville. It was her first business trip, and she was telling me about her day. It had not gone as smoothly as one might hope, and she ended it with, “And I only got five hours of sleep because the flight last night…
Gift Guide for the Road Warriorette in Your Life
Finding presents for the people you love can be tricky. But never fear! Road Warriorette is here to give you a few suggestions for the lady traveler in your life. Suitcase The one thing required for all overnight trips. Ogio luggage is lightweight, durable, and the pockets will expand to amazing proportions. Mine fits into…
