Nothing can get a group of frequent business travelers more excited than talking about luggage. And nothing gets this jetsetting diva more excited than Tumi luggage. Unless it’s Tumi luggage ON SALE. Let me catch my breath from the jumping up and down I’ve been doing for the past few minutes. Gilt.com has my favorite luggage…
We just hit autumn and its already only 93 days until Christmas (and 84 to Hanukkah). That means I’m actively on the hunt for great gifts for this year. While some of you are huddled in sleeping bags outside your local big box store or sleeping off a turkey coma in front of a Thanksgiving Day football…
Last month I brought you the story of Susan Myers and her quest to have American Airlines make the aircraft nut-free for her son who has a severe nut allergy. Those who were following that post (and the wide range of very passionate comments that followed) may be happy to know that the Myers family…
Like so many each year, I showed up in Vegas a high roller. I’m leaving with my tail between my legs. I’d don my sunglasses for anonymity – and to hide my tears of embarrassment – but I wouldn’t be able to see the screen of my iPad to share my story. You see… I…
I have a lot of one night stands. Don’t judge me – its not what you think. My travel pattern is such that I rarely sleep in the same place more than two night in a row while traveling. And it is not one where I typically get to pick out the most posh hotel…
Another week has flown by! This last week I slept in five different hotels in three different cities. The best part of my week just ended – the Boarding Area conference. We had around 80 blogger attendees (both from our Boarding Area and Prior2Boarding networks as well as other invited travel bloggers) and had the…
I was a waitress for several years. And because of that work, I often HATE being part of a large group in a restaurant. I know at some point during dinner, my server is likely to be fantasizing about the multiple cocktails they will need to have that evening to recover from the torture of…
Earlier this week, I made the dumbest mistake… or at least my most recent one. I have a history of doing really stupid things. For example, when I was in grad school, I was running late driving from work to campus on an evening when I had a big exam. The campus was 30 miles…
I haven’t been flying United much these days. And because I haven’t, I missed that one of my favorite Hemisphere features – One City, Five Hours about how to have great layovers with limited time in various cities – had not been published since 2011. Often my travels for work limit how much time I…
Airport hotels. *sigh* From my recent reviews, you would think I lived in them. Oh wait, that is because I practically do. Alrighty then. The Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel is another one of those properties where I’ve had a number of stays across several years. I love it for both its convenience (a short hop…
I’m the queen of my routine. I domestically fly (almost exclusively) American Airlines, US Aurways, and Alaska Airlines. If I stay at a chain hotel, its going to be of the Hyatt, Starwood, Marriott, or Hilton persuasion. And if I cruise, its likely to be on Seabourn. Because of that, I haven’t been one to…
This post was originally posted in August of 2005 on my old (long-gone chances are, you ever saw it so it’s new for here) blog. A few things have changed – I’m now an hour from the airport (back then it was 15 minutes from driveway to terminal) and I have better technology (I travel…