There is a subtle art to beating jetlag. Knowing when to sleep and when to be awake on a journey can be a little confusing- especially when you’re crossing several time zones or departing at odd ...
How To Beat Jet Lag: 6 Easy Steps
Ah, jet lag. The curse of the traveler. The woe of the wanderer. By definition, jet lag is “the misalignment of your body’s internal clock with the local time at your ...
Let’s Talk Hotel Room Humidity.
Control your climate with hotel room humidity. If you’re traveling to a dry climate (like Las Vegas, for example) you should be aware that hotel room humidity can be an ISSUE. This is ...
Shopping In London
A short guide to my favorite areas for shopping in London There is something fun about making shopping a purposeful part of a trip. Looking for that specific something while traveling- ...
Choosing The Best Airplane Seat For You
There are two extremes of airline-seat-choice people out there: The ‘just get me on the plane and to the destination’ people and The ‘I will only travel on the right side of the aircraft ...
4 Steps to Get Comfortable in an Economy-Class Seat
What you are about to read is real. (I mean, everything I write on this blog is real, but I felt like I needed to tell you again since this is going to sound slightly insane. Here we go..) Yes- ...
Why I Always Bring A Movie On My Travels
I’m a movie person. I love watching the same movies over and over again. There’s something about it that soothes me- I think it has to do with hearing familiar voices and knowing ...
Know Your Voltage: How To Plug In When Traveling Internationally
If you’re not a seasoned sparky (read: electrician) it can be difficult to understand differences in international voltage. (or, is that just me?) If you’ve never been abroad before, it may come ...
Power Problems: Bring the right tools to plug in and power up internationally.
Listen, I love an old building, but it can lose its charm quickly when that historic hotel or converted building doesn’t exactly have the right type of outlets in the right places. THIS is ...
Choosing The Best Airplane Seat For You
There are two extremes of airline-seat-choice people out there: The ‘just get me on the plane and to the destination’ people and The ‘I will only travel on the right side of the aircraft ...
4 Steps to Get Comfortable in an Economy-Class Seat
What you are about to read is real. (I mean, everything I write on this blog is real, but I felt like I needed to tell you again since this is going to sound slightly insane. Here we go..) Yes- ...
Sexy, Sexy Compression Socks
An easy and inexpensive way to help travel circulation (or circulation at any time, really) is to wear compression socks on the plane (or train or car!) to assist circulation in my lower ...
Tips for Packing Light to Reduce Your Travel Carbon Footprint
The environmental impact of flying is significant. I might be a tree-hugging environmentalist, but am I going to stop traveling by air? Heck no, but there are some ways we can reduce our impact ...
Why I Always Bring A Movie On My Travels
I’m a movie person. I love watching the same movies over and over again. There’s something about it that soothes me- I think it has to do with hearing familiar voices and knowing ...
Know Your Voltage: How To Plug In When Traveling Internationally
If you’re not a seasoned sparky (read: electrician) it can be difficult to understand differences in international voltage. (or, is that just me?) If you’ve never been abroad before, it may come ...
Prepping Your Hotel Bed
While some hotel rooms offer the top level of finery in every corner, it’s often the case that I’m settling into a less-than-lux budget hotel with room for a bit of improvement. More often than not, I ...
Why you really should wipe down your hotel room
Alright. This one puts me right at the top of the neurotic people playlist, but hear me out: I sanitize a hotel room RIGHT after checking in. Every time. I don’t want to be questioning what sticky ...
Hotel/”Home-tel” – Making your Hotel Room a Haven
Let’s face it, as glamorous as hotel life can sound, it ain't always what it’s cracked up to be. With all the craziness travel can bring, it's important to make your hotel room a haven. Never mind ...
Hotel Room Snack Tips
I always find that having a little something nourishing and familiar (and NOT from the overpriced, over-sugared mini bar!) to eat in my hotel room takes some of the stress out of a trip. Enter: the ...
