One thing about women: our clothes don’t always come with pockets. Or if they do, they’re small and more for aesthetic purposes. Unless you wear cargo pants with huge pockets, chances are, you carry a purse in order to keep your wallet, phone, and other items near you. But what if you don’t want to …
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Are you are the type to always travel with check-in luggage? Do you always take along a few extra things just in case? Do you feel insecure when you don’t have everything in your packing list included in your luggage? Today, let’s look at some basics of traveling light.* Even if you might not be …
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Travel guru Chris Elliott posted a link to the following article at the AOL Travel site, called “Confessions of a ticket agent.” In essence, it was a first-hand account of some of the more amusing and interesting stories about life as an airline ticketing agent. For Travelite readers, though, one section, titled “Payback for rude …
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In case you hadn’t heard, the Clear Pass system (which I’ve mentioned before) is going bye-bye. If you go to FlyClear.com right now, you see the following message: Clear Lanes Are No Longer Available. At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, 2009, Clear will cease operations. Clear’s parent company, Verified Identity Pass, Inc. has been …
If you’ve served in the military or know anyone who does, you’re probably familiar with military dog tags. They are 2-inch-long thin pieces of oval metal that have important information embossed onto them, which you wear on a bead chain around your neck. There are companies that will make these dog tags for civilians, and …
If you read travel guru Christopher Elliott‘s writings as I do, you would think that the entire travel-related industry is going to hell in a handbasket when it comes to customer service, be it airlines that routinely institute new fees, or hotels that regularly overbook and then send unwary customers to lower-grade motels (if at …
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Regular readers of my site may already be familiar with the basics of traveling light, but if you’re new and happen to find this place, you may be wondering where you can find all that information. The stuff is all stashed away in the link labeled “ARCHIVE SITE” above. It’s there because the information, for …
Some fantastic news for fans of Ellington Leather’s original Sussex travel tote. Some years back, mail order retailer Norm Thompson used to carry a smaller version of Ellington’s Sussex travel tote: The Ellington Stella tote. Image from Ellington Leather. The beauty in this bag was its simplicity; it was a simple purse with straps that, …
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Hey look, it’s Lani crawling out of her cave! [Is it spring yet?] Just a heads-up that Campmor is having a slew of Jansport bags on sale, including a few items that I think Travelite readers may want to consider: Jansport Euro Sak Travel Conversion Pack Regular Price: $145.00 Campmor Price: $49.97 Savings: $95.03 This …
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Well hallelujah. Timbuk2 now offers those nifty Stowaway bags is a more traveler-friendly black. Time to order mine. The Timbuk2 Stowaway in plain black. Image from Timbuk2. While you’re there, you might want to look through their travel section. They’re selling all green bags for 25%. And no, not the green as in environmental, but …