Packing Tips

Packing Tips from Briggs & Riley

a red suitcase with black handles

This is a new semi-regular feature here on Road Warriorette. Briggs & Riley is one of the premier luggage brands, with a collection for every life style from the casual traveler to the business travel elite. It wasn’t too long ago when packing an extra pair of shoes didn’t cost an extra $35 in baggage…

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A Whole World of Toiletry Packing Tips

a close-up of a bottle

As soon as you start thinking about or listing or practicing creative ways to pack your toiletries, it seems like the tips just start coming out of the woodwork. Everywhere I have gone, lately, I have heard or discovered new clever ways to pack my face creams. Love! I was out to dinner with my…

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Off To Nashville! What to Pack for an Overnight Trip

I leave for Nashville in a little under two hours. I’m only staying the night, which means I face a set of unique packing challenges.  It is SO easy to overpack for a one night trip. There is all this space left in the suitcase, and for some reason people just feel compelled to fill…

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What to do with the purse?

a red purse with zippers

Something that has popped up on some blogs that I frequent is what to do with your purse while traveling. How do you fit it in your laptop bag? Why do airlines hate women, only allowing two carry-ons? What if your laptop is huge? My laptop bag is not that attractive, I don’t want it…

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Quick Packing Tip: moisturizer in your contacts case?

a pair of round colored objects

Yesterday on my favorite blog, Corporette, there was a post about business travel. Many gems of travel wisdom were suggested, some of which were new to me, and I would like to post about one of these now. Several people suggested putting moisturizer and eye makeup remover in a contact lens case, and said that…

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Quick Packing Tip: Boots and Shoes Up North

a grey boot with a knitted sock

One thing I learned from my recent trips to the snowy northeast is that you can’t wear ballet flats in snow. All of my shoes are flats. I fell several years ago and sprained my ankle and my knee, plus I’m on my feet all day doing presentations. I live in Texas, where we don’t…

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Quick Packing Tip

a woman in a grey suit

Whenever I am trying to decide what to bring with me for business trip, I have to stifle the urge to over pack. But I LOVE that shirt! I will think. I should bring it in case I get a chance to wear it. Or, I know! I should bring that red jacket. Even though…

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What’s in your purse?

I was talking to a friend after my recent trip to Chicago, and she said to me, “You only take a suitcase and one carry-on bag? How is that possible? What goes in your purse??”  I’ve already told you what I pack in my suitcase for a typical trip, and now, for my friend, I…

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Quick Packing Tip

This may be less of a packing tip, and more of a “What Not to Wear to the Airport” tip. This weekend I went to Chicago for my sister’s bachelorette party. I left for the airport about twenty hours after arriving home from Manila, so there wasn’t a lot of time to get ready. Friday…

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