2010

Travel Jackets: Rain Jackets, Fleece Jackets, Lightweight Jackets and More

November 16, 2010

Continuing on with our travel clothing week series, today’s post is all about the best travel jackets and what type of coat you should bring with you when you travel. One note about travel jackets that doesn’t necessarily apply to all of our clothing posts – if you’re investing in a coat that will survive [...]

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Travel Hats: Sun Hats, Wide Brim, Crushable, Tilley, Beach and More

November 15, 2010

Whenever I travel, that travel hat I usually take with me is an old Adidas baseball hat. It fits well, rolls up (well enough to pack at least), and keeps the sun out of my eyes. But, sometimes when you’re spending a lot of time on a boat, in the Rainforest, on the beach in [...]

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Travel Clothing Week

November 15, 2010

Let’s face it – one of the most difficult parts of planning for a trip is figuring out what clothing to pack. You have limited space so you have to pack light. Before we embark on a major trip we usually end up buying at least one piece of clothing. Sometimes it’s special zip off [...]

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Green Thanksgiving: In 1 (Not So Easy) Step

November 10, 2010

Thanksgiving is two weeks away. Unfortunately, to me, Thanksgiving just signals the start of the endless list of Things To Do over the holiday season – shop for gifts, attend holiday parties, decorate the house, eat, drink, travel, repeat. Thanksgiving is simply a springboard for all of this hustle and bustle. But it doesn’t have [...]

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American Airlines 10% off Coupon for Airline Tickets

November 8, 2010

Here’s a great hack that we just used to save $75 on our American Airlines flights for the holidays. Cardpool, a gift card exchange site, has all their American Airlines flight gift cards on sale for 10% off. Normally, I’m a) too skeptical to buy something like this and b) don’t plan ahead enough to [...]

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I am NOT a Paper Cup: Porcelain & Ceramic Travel Coffee Mugs

November 2, 2010

Lately, I’ve seen plain white travel coffee mugs everywhere. They catch my eye because they look like paper coffee mugs, but they’re not. Just look at this and tell me it doesn’t look like a run-of-the-mill Starbucks disposable mug: More and more people are starting to use reusable travel coffee mugs – and when they [...]

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Green Burials: Green Your Grave–Then Recycle It

October 28, 2010

This Halloween as death abounds — in the form of ghosts, zombies, and vampires — a new trend is in the rise. Across the country and around the world, green burials are increasing in popularity. In their simplest form, green burials are reminiscent of pre-20th century burials — funerals at home, a shroud or wooden [...]

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Gelato & Pasta Makers: 10 Machines that Bring the Taste of Travel Home

October 22, 2010

As I’ve said (probably one too many times) one of my favorite parts of traveling is sampling the country or region’s local specialties. In Belize we drank Belikin (beer), in Argentina we drank Yerba Mate and ate ate Medialunas for breakfast and steak/parilla for dinner (and lots of other stuff too.) and in New Zealand [...]

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8 Ways to Save Water While Traveling

October 15, 2010

When you turn on the shower or fill your glass, you probably for granted the clean water that comes out. But millions of people around the world aren’t so lucky. In fact, 3.6 million people – including 1.5 million children – die each year from water-related diseases. The water crisis “claims more lives through disease [...]

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