November 2009

makeup application tips

November 25, 2009

Makeup is a pain when traveling, because you want to have the necessities, but you don’t want to forget anything that could come in handy. When in doubt, rely on simple makeup techniques when traveling. My kit consists of the following: 1. Bare Minerals foundation 2. A Bare Minerals Mini Kabuki brush 3. The Body [...]

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communicating with the world

November 25, 2009

My smart phone (an HTC touch Pro: aka the ATT Fuze) has Apps. Okay so it’s no iphone, but I can still download and install applications on it that the iphone can too! For instance, there is a smartphone version of skype that you can install: http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windowsmobile/ I have tested this out… if you can [...]

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Travel tip of the month #1

November 23, 2009

Every month, I am going to post a lessons learned so that you don’t have to learn it on your own. This month, I am going to teach you all about the importance of traveling with a scarf. Some people (aka: my husband) think I may be a little nuts about my scarves, but he [...]

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Red Oxx Airboss VS. MEI Voyageur Backpack

November 22, 2009

When traveling abroad with only one bag to fit an entire wardrobe, toiletries and basics, you need something versatile enough that can carry it all – AND – be able to physically lug the thing around the airport. I own and can speak to two of the top rated bags in the one bag enthusiast [...]

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Greetings, and why I travel light

November 16, 2009

I have been packing bags and traveling for most of my life. Yes this even includes my childhood, which consisted of packing a bag every weekend for parental visitation rights. This early introduction into packing a.) quickly and b.) concisely has made me into a packing guru of sorts. “Light travel”, or “one bag travel” [...]

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