Travel Issues

Answering Readers Questions: Flying Upsets My Stomach!!

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Every time I fly, my stomach gets upset. Do you have some tips to avoid this? Thanks!! I can totally relate to this one. I have a fairly sensitive system, and I have to be super careful I take care of myself or I will get very nauseous, very quickly. At first I thought it…

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Even Better Than Counting Sheep: My Pre-Bed Routine

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We all know how important it is to get enough sleep. When we’re in a strange place, though, it’s not always that easy to actually get to sleep. Establishing a pre-bed routine for travel, or maintaining the one you use at home, is a great way to help yourself drift off. Of course, it’s so…

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Icelandic Volcano Ash Shuts Down Heathrow

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From The Washington Post: A plume of volcanic ash from Iceland hovering over Northern Europe severely disrupted air travel for hundreds of thousands of airline passengers Thursday as authorities cancelled flights across the region. The ash cloud, which has drifted from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, forced officials to shut down airspace in Britain, Ireland,…

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The Mountain Is Conquered!!

I got through it! I made it! The five weeks of brutal, every-business-day-plus-some-weekend-days travel is over! I now get to stay at home for at least three weeks, with just a couple of day trips thrown in. I got through it, but I’ll tell you, it was dicey there at the end. Friday night I…

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Look! Cute Compression Socks!

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I never dreamed this could happen. Lulu Lemon (possibly my favorite place on earth. ties with Sephora) has come out with…..wait for it…..cute compression socks!! I got the email yesterday and have already asked for them for my birthday (thanks big sis!!) which is in a week.  They are super cute and extra cushiony (according…

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Halfway Up the Mountain

Today I start the third week in my five weeks of travel craziness. I have spent one week in Pittsburgh/Boston and one week in South Texas. This week I go to Nashville and Dallas. Next week I go to New york. And the week after that Ohio and Missouri. Whew! How am I getting through…

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Travel Problem: Swollen Ankles

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When I travel, my poor ankles swell. On short flights it’s not too bad, but when I have long flights, or a lot of flights in a short period of time, it can be a little bit frightening. I don’t understand all of the physiological background, but I have found a few things that help…

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A Mountain in Front of Me

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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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Packable Rain Gear

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The last two times I have gone to Nashville, it has rained. Like, cats and dogs rained. Like, delay flights, drench all your stuff, drive five miles an hour rain. And of course, I have not had a rain coat or umbrella with me for either of those trips. Not great for professional looking hair,…

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American Airlines joins other airlines in raising bag fees. lame.

Granted, I have elite status with them so I don’t have to pay checked bag fees. But still! This means that now you have to pay up to $60 on top of your ticket price? I am disappointed in them.  This means that overhead bins will be running out of space even more quickly than…

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