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September 29, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Smoky bars, restaurants and casinos can wreak havoc on our clothes. It's true that smoking laws have reduced the number of businesses that may allow smoking, but sometimes you still can't get away from it. Take Las Vegas as an example. At my former airline, [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 2 comments
August 23, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Wine on the road is a tricky subject. Back in the 90's when I worked for a charter airline, I recall passengers bringing on totes filled with their favorite wine. One couple told me they can never find "their wine" while traveling so they started bringing [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 3 comments
August 11, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Today we're announcing the lucky winner of our Scentsy Travel Tin and Scent Pak Giveaway. Our winner will win their choice of scent of a Scent Pak, scented pouches that are great for travel, and a Scentsy Travel Tins which are compact tins with a sliding [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 2 comments
August 3, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Travelpro is a highly respected high end brand of luggage. The new Platinum 7 Collection marks the continuing evolution of one of its most popular product lines. The Travelpro Platinum 7 rollerboard suitcases come in three sizes: the 22" in particular is so [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 5 comments
July 28, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
In a recent post I talked about the benefits of bringing along Scentsy's travel-sized items on the road with you. In fact, my family used the Scentsy Travel Tin on our most recent road trip and it was terrific, (funny story) especially in the car when we were [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 38 comments
July 15, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Traveling with air freshener was something I began doing when I started packing as a flight attendant. I encountered lavatories and musty hotel rooms frequently enough that air freshener was well worth packing. Last year I was introduced to the wonderful [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 6 comments
July 12, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
While Amiee White Beazley, a mother of two and fellow writer who lives about 5 minutes from me in Colorado, drove home from "Mammoth and Mastadon Madness" day in Snowmass Village last fall, she and her kindergarten-age son started crafting a story about the [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Travel Gear | 1 comment
June 28, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
The World's Largest Bubble Bath recently took over a section of Water Park of America here in Minnesota. Like any good party, there were delicious treats which included pink frosted cupcakes and a Mr. Bubble cake. Radio Disney kept the crowd busy with fun [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 170 comments
June 22, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
A few weeks ago we sung the praises of Shutterfly photobooks. After all, they are a great way to capture travel memories. Over the course of several weeks I took my time sorting through photos of our East Coast family road trip and added them to my photobook. [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Gear | 1 comment
June 15, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Congratulations go out to lucky commenter Amie D., whose comment number came up via Random.org in our giveaway for three Sportcraft outdoor games. She gets to choose three different games from the Sportcraft portfolio. Now, we won't hold her to it if she's [Read more]
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