Travel Tools

Why my iPhone 5s is great for travel

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The last time I bought a new phone it was stolen less than week later. That was two and a half years ago. While my replacement iPhone 4 did well for a long time, by the end it was a sad mess. The button didn’t work, and I had to restart it multiple times a…

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I Love Office Supplies: Arc Notebook and AvantPro pen review

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As I may have mentioned before a time or two, I love office supplies. I can happily spend hours wandering around an office supplies store, looking at notebooks, calendars, stationary, pens, etc. The possibilities while flipping through a clean notebook feel endless! Because of this, when Staples approached me about reviewing some travel-friendly office supplies…

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BiteHunter: Find great food deals on the road

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One of the things I always try and do when traveling for work is eat at local restaurants. It gives me a more unique dining experience, a taste of the local culture and flavor, supports small businesses, and usually tastes pretty darn good. I will often use apps like Urban Spoon and Yelp to find…

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TravelStix from TravelSmith: Yay or nay?

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On a recent perusal through the TravelSmith website, one of their products caught my eye. It’s called TravelStix, and it is basically a credit-card shaped USB flash drive designed to hold all of your travel documents. I think it’s a very clever idea! Keep one in your wallet, and you’ve got everything you need–itinerary, emergency…

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Travel Gear: UNII Makeup Palette

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The clever folks over at Delight have done it again. I swear, they find the most interesting, most fun things to sell. Their travel toys have made my Christmas list for several years, including the travel toiletry containers, travel jewelry case, and luggage tags.  But this makeup palette? I have got to try this. It…

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Fun Passport Cover

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I love this passport cover from Modcloth. It is irreverent, not too dignified, and super cute. It will also make you laugh–something that is becoming increasingly important while traveling these days. A great gift for the Road Warriorette in your life!! I think this blurb from The Frisky says it all: “This passport holder is…

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My Favorite iPhone Apps for Travel

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When the iPhone first came out, I wanted one. A few months later when my brother-in-law got one and came to visit with my sister, and I got to be around it and use the amazing features, I really wanted one. When I went to visit them in San Francisco and my sister had one,…

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Southwest Airlines’ iPhone app is here!

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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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