I am leaving on a jet plane on Wednesday for the South yet again. And while I am excited to get out of town, I am also wondering just how this is going to work, packing wise. Packing is always a fun trial for me, but when I have to go somewhere in the spring, I look like a suitcase wheeling around without its handles. Is it time to expose my toes to sandals, or do I need to remain in hiding a little longer? Is this color too bright or too I’m in hibernation for winter? These are just some of the questions that befall me when my clothes scatter across my apartment like puzzle pieces. I just Continue Reading

I am naive every time. I think that I have found you. I was convinced that you had the most to offer. You had room for my laptop and all of the necessary beauty products that go into long haul travel. You even had a zipper to give that security that everything was in my bag, as opposed to those pointless travel bags that remain open and exposed to the elements and pickpockets. And then, the night before my big trip, I would attempt to pack you up. Your zippers would break. Your seams suggested an impending burst at any moment. A strap would give out in the middle of the airport. The travel Continue Reading

You might say, my hair and travel are my trademarks. Blessed with the rarest hair color in the world, one only 2% of the population has naturally, I take great pride in being a redhead, even on the road. I have previously shared what’s inside my travel toiletry kit, but I still had a hole in that bag in terms of the shampoo and conditioner issue when I travel. I had heard about Lush solid shampoos and conditioners before and decided to give them a go on a test run this past week. If your hair is long and tangles easily, traveling with liquid shampoo and conditioner is a necessity. I Continue Reading

For me, the excitement of a new adventure begins when I start accumulating a pile of “trip clothes”. Within a few days, the pile grows, so much so that the suitcase comes out and the actual process, one I have been anticipating for weeks, officially begins. However as much as I love to pack, coordinating colors, outfits and the like, I loathe the last part of the packing process, stocking the toiletry bag. I keep a collection of travel-sized products in a cosmetic bag the size of a small baby. Weeding through that collection to find the bare necessities tends to turn into several hours Continue Reading