Travel Tip Tuesday: Colgate Wisp

On long flights where you might not have access to a toothbrush, try Colgate Wisps.  They're inexpensive, refreshing, lightweight, and barely take up any room.  No water needed.

Borrowed image from notcom.com

Travel Tip Tuesday: Necklace Packing Trick

I love RealSimple.com.  One brilliant suggestion I ran across lately was to use a drinking straw to keep necklaces from tangling during travel.  So simple and smart!  I may try it on our next trip.

Reclining in flight

When traveling, it's really easy to forget about those around you. We're often harried and stressed and oblivious to those around us. The one thing I notice the more I travel is how awful the seat recline is for the person in the seat behind you.

I get super frustrated on short flights when the person in front of me reclines. Those tiny inches of recline really don't make that much of a comfort difference for the person reclining...I know...I've tried, but they make a heck of a lot of difference to the person behind you who can no longer access the stuff they've stored under the seat in front of them. Those inches matter a lot to the person who can no longer use their tray table or laptop, or even easily get up to go to the restroom.


I'm sitting behind a person right now going from Denver to Dallas. He isn't sleeping, which would, in my mind, make reclining forgivable, and he's in the exit row. There is nobody seated next to him. But he reclined anyway...and he's using the tray table of the seat next to him. And, to top it off, he's not even leaning back!

So do people a favor and think twice before you recline.

End rant.

Travel Tip Tuesday: Cruise Soda

To save money when cruising, bring your own soda on board.  I usually pack an extra collapsible bag in my luggage expressly for packing some soda for the cruise ship.

Find a grocery or convenience store at the cruise ship port, and buy a six pack or eight pack of bottled soda.  (I like the bottles so I don't have to drink it all at once.)  Pack this in the extra bag you packed and use one of your luggage tags for it.

The cruise ship soda card can cost a lot of money.  You can get glasses of ice at anytime on the cruise, and you are allowed to bring your own soda...even if it isn't advertised.

Travel Tip Tuesday: Spice Solution

Going on a long trip where you might want to cook?  Use contact lens cases to carry small quantities of spices you wouldn't want to purchase on the trip.  Just make sure to label the tops.

*This would not work for our trip to New Zealand or our upcoming trip to Australia, as they don't allow food to be brought into the country.  Make sure to know your restrictions before you go.