It’s a holiday weekend, and lots of people are on the road. Because more travelers than usual are less experienced, I wanted to share my top five airport security tips. 1) Give yourself some extra time. The lines will likely be pretty long, so it will definitely make things less stressful if you arrive earlier…
Contest! Win a Contigo travel mug! (closed)
This contest is closed. Did you know that over 120 million Americans commute to work, and that the average commute is 25 minutes? Crazy! For business travelers, that gets way longer. More than once, I have flown two hours for a three hour meeting, then back home again all in the same day. There are…
Airplane plugs
A couple of years ago, the Home Warrior and I took a fabulous vacation to Puerto Rico. On the way home we were re-routed, so that instead of flying through Dallas we flew through JFK. As we live in Texas, this made for a much longer trip. On the flight to JFK I started reading…
What was important in Junes past?
Hard to believe it, but Road Warriorette has been on the interwebz for four years now! June 2012 I learned how to travel (a lot!) while in my second trimester. Gave my recommendations for how to build a summer business travel wardrobe. Travel office supplies became a hot topic. Cynthia Good of Little PINK Book…
FAA to relax ban on use of electronic devices
Good news? Bad news? Depends. The FAA (according to Fox News) is going to relax the restrictions on using some personal electronic devices on runways and at low altitudes. Examples given were eReaders, cell phones (in airplane mode), and tablets. Frequent fliers get very frustrated with the ridiculous rules and varying degrees of strictness, so…
A bit of site maintenance
Boarding Area will be undergoing a server change during the next 24-42 hours. We tried it a few months ago but stopped because of some issues that came up. You should still be able to read all of the posts, but I won’t be able to post anything new and you won’t be able to…
5 tips for combining a business trip and personal trip
It makes so much sense, right? If you’re traveling to a cool place for work, why not just stay a few days extra and get a little vacation out of it! I’ve taken several combo trips, especially recently, and while they can be great, there are a few ways to make sure you get the…
Lost in New York
This post could also be titled “GPS doesn’t always work.” I almost never use GPS. I have an iPhone, so have always just used the Maps feature. However, on a few recent trips I was going to be driving several hours in large cities (New York and Toronto) and wanted someone to tell me, out…
Taking advantage of travel breaks
Y’all, I have been gone a lot lately. In the last 12 weeks I’ve been to Vegas, Colorado, Nashville (twice), Toronto, south Texas, Manila, Connecticut, New York, and Dallas. Whew! I’m finally home for a few weeks, and I am very excited to spend time with my baby and husband, hang out with friends, and…
Long flight comfort bag
After my post a couple of weeks ago about my upcoming trip to Manila, I got a few questions about what exactly is in my “comfort bag.” For domestic flights, it’s pretty simple—lip balm, tea bags, Emergen-C, and Splenda. For international flights, especially trans-Pacific ones, I still take all that stuff. I just also have…
