travel

Social Flights – a new concept in travel

May 26, 2011

What a great idea, combining social media with charter flight travel. The new company, Social Flights, Takes the concept of social media, where you can quote the price of a flight, and get others to buy tickets on that flight too so that you can fill up a plane at essentially the same price for [...]

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Soap for anything!

May 24, 2011

Hello everyone, it’s been a while. My travel has dropped off a lot because of a recent work from home position, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve ended it! I have been just slacking on updating. I’m back now though so don’t fret One thing I’ve been really loving when I travel is the Bronner’s [...]

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Cool gadgets can speed things up, but can also slow you down

February 1, 2011

I admit it, I am a technology junkie, and I stay abreast of new technologies and cool gadgets by being an early adopter. The new technology out there, iPad, e-Readers, etc. as well as cool new gadgets to help us with our travel conveniences, like the PacSafe bags with wire mesh in them, we hope [...]

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Pilot spills coffee on the controls and sends hijacked message

January 27, 2011

A plane was grounded when a pilot drinking his coffee, accidentally got some of the caffeinated glorious liquid onto the plane’s controls. The plane was traveling from Chicago to Frankfurt and was over Canada when they realized that the radio was not working correctly after the spill. The pilots entered in the emergency code for [...]

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Great tips from the wall street journal on travel

January 21, 2011

From the article: Flight Canceled? How to Get a Cot, Food—and the Fastest Flight Out – WSJ.com. I found this fantastic informative graphic on how to survive a canceled flight! Pre-flight checklist = One bag travel!! In the “Look Ahead” box, you see the man looking at his Kindle-like device. Last month, I did just this, [...]

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Scans are branching out to other travel methods

December 5, 2010

Planes, Trains, Subways and Boats Airports aren’t the only place a terrorist could attack. Other travel outlets are becoming aware of the risk and are beginning to also put in safety measures. Full body scanners are now coming to trains, subways, and boats (cruise ships). If you travel by other methods besides planes, you’re not [...]

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Traveling out of the US? Phone home for free!

December 2, 2010

I am a big fan of Google’s free products. I’m such a big fan, and I’ve tested and approved the functionality of google’s call service. What you need: A Computer a Gmail Account – it’s free! Just go to http://www.gmail.com to register your own gmail account today! Installation of the call service plugin – once [...]

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Wicked Wicking Good!

November 18, 2010

If you’re going to travel with the least amount of clothing possible, all in one bag – you’re going to have to wash some clothes in the sink! When traveling around the world, you’re going to sweat, and if you sweat you’re going to stink. It’s inevitable, no matter how much deodorant or perfume you [...]

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Flying on 11/24? Just say no to body scans!

November 16, 2010

TSA has really been getting out of control with their security measures. Across the world, people have been reporting extreme measures that the TSA has been going to in order to establish a safe flight. These extreme measure in turn, have violated our personal liberties. If you remember this post about a body scanner you’ll [...]

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Standing up for a change

November 15, 2010

A few months ago I went for a hike with my husband on the Appalachian Trail. We started off the day with what I thought would be a 5 to 6 hour hike, but in the end the hike was more like 7 hours, canvassing 15 miles. It was treacherous, with boulders and climbing up [...]

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