PACKING TIPS
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Traveling during the Holidays? Pack These to Keep Your Sanity
Traveling is wonderful...except when flying on the busiest days of the year. Here are some stress free travel tips and things to bring to the airport to help maintain your sanity! Stress Free Travel: Airport Tips Written by: Josie Reim You just booked...
Why Packing Light Isn’t For Everyone
Are you an over-packer, an under-packer or maybe even an 'Into the Wild' style freestyle packer? However you pack, I'm sure you will have felt a certain amount of pressure recently to pack lighter. The 'carry-on only movement' seems to have picked up pace...
Camping Checklist for An Overnight Autumn Adventure
A fall overnight camping trip is the perfect way to enjoy the season, and usually you can expect Goldilocks weather when you’re going to hike and camp in temperate climates. (Goldilocks weather is the kind that is not too hot, not too cold, but just right.)...
Backpacker Tips for the Girly Girl: The Most Commonly Forgotten Items on a Trip Abroad
When we plan long “backpacking” trips to places like South America, Southeast Asia, or New Zealand female travelers sometimes think mostly in practical terms foregoing some of the items they’d use at home. These backpacker tips don’t apply to everyone. However,...
4 Unnecessary Things to Pack on a Long Trip (but Why They’re So Worth It)
Most of the time it’s easy to pick up clothes and gear while traveling for long periods of time, but I have a few favorites that I am certain make it into my luggage every trip. I could survive without them, but I really don’t want too. Keep reading to find out...
How to Stay Healthy While Traveling: Dealing with Medical Emergencies Abroad
Emergencies happen. People get sick, injured, there are vehicle accidents, we fall and break arms and legs. None of them are easy to deal with but there are ways to make things easier. While the chance of an emergency isn’t contingent upon age, being an older...
How to Save Space in Luggage: 9 Genius Ideas to Eliminate the Bulk
We were recently featured in this article on the best ways to pack your cabin bag and thought we would offer even more tips to help you pack even lighter. If you're wondering how to save space in luggage but don't know how to minimize the bulk, take a look at...
The Ultimate Backpack Organizer: Pack and Unpack in Seconds
If you’re a frequent flyer or a backpacker that’s constantly on the go, I’m pleased to share a packing product that will revolutionize the way you pack! Take a look at my video review of The Pack – the ultimate backpack organizer that will help you unpack in...
Packing Tips: Five Things The Military has Taught Me (and How You Can Use them for Your Travels!)
When I enlisted in the military, I didn’t give much thought to the packing list for boot camp or field exercises, nor did I realize how this would affect my packing skills today. Here are some tips that have proven useful to me over the years, which you don’t...
The Best Travel Guides and Why You May or May NOT Want to Pack Them
It’s no secret that I absolutely love travel guides. I buy them for every destination and never travel without them. Find out what are the best travel guides and why you may or may not want to pack them! The Best Travel Guides I love using Lonely...
Traveling when Pregnant: Pack these Items to Stay Comfortable on Your Trips
As a frequent traveler who is now pregnant for the first time, I’ve had to make some adjustments over the past seven-and-a-half months. My husband and I continue to travel frequently-- we’ve taken trips to Sweden, Paris, Slovenia, Thailand, Cambodia, Greece,...
5 Things You Should Always Pack in your Personal Item Before Flying
Some of us may have our carry-on packing down to a science, but what’s in that personal item of yours? When I am at home, my purse is full of everything but the kitchen sink. When I’m traveling, I have to be very selective of what goes in my purse and what...
Join the New Monthly Event Travel Fashion Talk Launching TODAY
Are you looking for a few tips and tricks to help you find solutions to your packing dilemmas? Then come and join me today and every last Tuesday of the month for the new monthly event: This live webinar is hosted using Google Hangouts on Air and goes...
Flying Standby? Pack Like a Serial Standby Passenger
Last-minute trip got you flying standby? Don’t fret - there’s a lot of fun involved with being a chance passenger. Here are a few tips from a serial standby passenger! Pack Like a Serial Standby Passenger Written by: Josie Reim Table Of...
Save Suitcase Space with these 15 Packable Travel Accessories
Versatile packable items are always a big plus when our goal is to travel carry-on only. Wondering what packable travel accessories to bring on your trip? Read on to find out - they may just help you save some suitcase space! Packable Travel Accessories...
Mixed Weather for Travel: 6 Simple Packing Tips
When you’re going from the hot city streets to a cold mountain landscape in one trip, packing light can become a challenge. You may be frantically wondering how you’re going to fit rain boots, snorkel-gear and multiple coats in your carry-on. When dealing with...
What to Pack for a 4 Week Trip to Everywhere?
It really was a remarkably wonderful accident. I had never thought that a plane ticket round-the-world could be bought for three hundred dollars. But sometimes things happen ever so rightly, and you find yourself suddenly, perfectly, with the Golden Ticket....
Lose the Weight: Packing under 15 Pounds!
Spring Break is here and you have a week to get your vacation fix in. Why not pack more time into your trip by packing lighter? Read on for tips to lighten your load! Lose the Weight: Packing under 15 Pounds Baggage weight is a big issue in some...