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2016 Road Warrior Gift Guide

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As  hard as it is to believe, Christmas is only 11 days away. If you are still trying to frantically figure out what to get your special someone, don’t despair! Business travelers need all kinds of stuff. Here are some of my favorite gifts for road warriors. Road Warrior Gift Guide Suitcase. A great suitcase…

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Pack an extra shirt! Trust me, just do it.

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When I first started traveling for work I tended to overpack. By a lot. A complete outfit, with its own matching pair of shoes, was my typical method. After the airline lost one of my bags I forced myself to pare down. For a while, I went too far in the other direction. For example,…

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Father’s Day Gift Guide: Road Warrior Edition

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Do you need a gift for a dad that’s also a frequent traveler? With Father’s Day coming up this Sunday I pulled together some last minute gift ideas that have a good chance for on-time delivery using Amazon Prime (double check estimated delivery dates at checkout!). Don’t worry, the Home Warrior double-checked this list to…

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Poll: How often do you travel?

Inspired by the poll a few weeks ago about what makes a road warrior, I am very curious about how much you guys travel for work. The general consensus seemed to be that a road warrior is someone who takes 1-4 business trips per month. I think that’s accurate, especially when you’re going by averages.…

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Poll: How much travel makes a Road Warrior?

Recently, a friend said that a road warrior is anyone who travels for business on a regular basis, even if that’s only once a quarter. It got me thinking—is there a threshold? How often do you have to travel to be considered a road warrior? There are people who travel Sunday-Thursday, every week, and people…

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Packing list for every trip

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After the large amount of business travel I did in the last few months (ten trips in four months, including that two week conference!), I really started thinking about things I pack for every trip. There’s the obvious stuff, like clothes and makeup. But then there’s the less obvious stuff—my little bag of office supplies,…

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Two Traveling Women

Over the last week and a half, I was driving around Texas for some reason or another 7 out of 9 days. That was a lot of driving time, for sure. Driving isn’t my main way of traveling for work, mostly I fly, so this was a bit out of the ordinary. I fly again…

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