by ShannonRTW (Florida) Packing cubes are essential for keeping clothes, socks, and underwear organized in a backpack or suitcase. They are tops on my packing list and have never failed to make repacking in a hurry a cinch. Great travel tip! by: Isabelle Thanks for sharing this great tip! I’ll definitely have to keep an […]
Relaxing Vacation Spots: Top 5
What’s a relaxing vacation for you? For me, it’s being on a beautiful beach at a remote destination like Fiji or a Caribbean Island. Cocktail in one hand and a good read in the other. But not everybody sees the beach as a relaxing place. They’re might be some of you who prefer going for […]
Checklist: Checked Luggage
Of course this is different for everyone, but here’s a general checklist you can use. Clothes You have to pick the clothes, depending on the weather and season you’re going (summer/winter). Footwear (comfortable shoes, sandals, dress shoes, flip flops) Hat T-shirts (long sleeves, short sleeves) Long pants (jeans,…) Shorts Tank Tops Capri Pants Dresses Coat […]
Fresh-Air Buddy and Essential Oils
by Billie (santafetraveler) (Santa Fe, NM) I have two tips- both have to do with dealing with stale cabin air and staying healthy in flight and after. I have a Fresh-Air Buddy, a personal ionizer that I wear around my neck during flight. Supposedly, it ionizes and purifies the air right around my face (the […]
Checklist Essentials and a checklist for your Carry-on
CHECKLIST Essentials Passport Visa Transportation tickets (plane, train, …) Money or foreign currency (cash, traveler’s checks) Credit cards Insurance cards Health documentation Emergency information (phone numbers, addresses…) Frequent flyer cards Driver’s license ID Keys Hotel reservations (vouchers) Travel itinerary (addresses, confirmation numbers, phone numbers…) Copies of all the important papers I described above Cell phone […]
How much does a rickshaw cost in Mumbai?
by Nishant Singh (Mumbai) Auto Rickshaw The auto rickshaws, that plague the city, are humble three-wheelers that can go anywhere and most of the drivers know the city like the back of their hand. If one wants to know about places to check out in Mumbai that are generally not on the list of ‘must […]