Travel Accessories
You’re at the lake, and you want to leave all your stuff on the shore while you hit the water, but you have your car keys and phone with you. Or your wallet. Or your expensive wireless ear buds. You’re not stranded on the sand. Bindle Bottle to the rescue. This innovative water bottle doubles…
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Not every airline has seatback TV screens to enjoy entertainment when you fly. American Airlines has been quite vocal about their decision to actually remove them from planes to reduce weight. The airline’s opinion is that passengers want to watch entertainment on their own devices. Whether or not that is the consensus, The Airhook 2.0…
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As a frequent business traveler, I must tell you that shaving every day gets to me. If I am not meeting with a client or work colleague, I simply prefer to go “au naturel” and save my skin the torture of hacking it with a razor. Typically, I cross oceans more than twice a week,…
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Sharks get a bad rap. Sure, as a kid I watched “Jaws” and was a little freaked out about even getting in my family’s swimming pool, but for every sensationalized shark terror film, there are tons of sharks going about their business in the world’s oceans without bothering humans. This past week, I swam with…
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If you travel with a laptop and/or tablet, you’ve had that moment: When you really need to use it, and the battery is low. There won’t be a place to charge it in a while, and you wish you’d planned in advance. But you didn’t. Or, perhaps you’re regularly off the grid, and need to…
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Let’s face it, I (like many frequent travelers) rely regularly on coffee when crossing time zones. That’s why I was especially intrigued to test out Verve Coffee Roasters new partnership with Dripkit. From Brooklyn, Dripkit allows you to use the coffee packs anywhere you can get ahold of hot water and a flat space to…
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I travel with my Apple Watch, because I find it useful for getting prompt alerts from airlines on travel days and for using the haptic touch feature to get directions while I’m at my destination. That way, I’m never digging my phone out of my bag for every little thing, and I can be more…
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If you’re like me, documenting all of your travel experiences is a wonderful way to share and remember your favorite trips. That’s easy to do with all of the latest apps and features of smartphones these days, but it can be especially notable when you test out new cameras that are designed for more professional…
Read MoreI’ve been a fan of Conner hats since falling in love with their wool Boho while on a dude ranch vacation in the west. This winter, we’ve been trying out two additional offerings, for very different trips: their Portland rain hat on a trip, appropriately, to Portland; and their Aztec men’s sun hat on a…
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The days are long gone when we used to call vacuum-insulated bottles “commuter bottles.” They make life easy for folks getting to work, whether by foot, bike, car, train, boat, and plane. But they also serve some other essential purposes that make it worthwhile to consider: They keep your beverages cold or hot (depending on…
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