Popular messenger bag manufacturer Timbuk2 has recently begun selling products geared towards travel. You can see their travel-related products at their Web site here. Nothing particularly revolutionary about their travel products, but they do now have a wheeled bag, as well as carry-ons that have that general Timbuk2 feel. They do have a few notable …
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I went on a weekend getaway to Pismo Beach—perfect little spot. In addition to an afternoon on a walking tour of Hearst Castle, one of the things I did was visit San Luis Obispo’s downtown area, with its little coffee shops and retail stores geared towards the college students from nearby Cal Poly SLO. One …
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Happy new year all! If you had any travels over the holidays, I hope they were smooth and without any problems. You probably noticed that my posts have been MIA recently; with the holidays, I’ve been pretty busy, and I’ve been sick these past few weeks. Nothing to fret about, though. I still plan on …
The Wall Street Journal has a new article out today called “What It Costs An Airline to Fly Your Luggage,” which concludes that it costs the airlines about $15 to carry your check-in luggage for you. However, it’s not until you scroll well into the article that you see a couple of whoppers. First, take …
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This is actually a personal request from me. We really got a lot of mileage from the Timbuk2 Metro bag in our trip to Europe, with my husband using it as a camera bag. Since then, I’ve discovered that Timbuk2 sold a waxed canvas line of messenger bags last year called “Single Speed,” and that …
Retailers are feeling the pinch this year, and it seems like everywhere we turn, they are offering lots of sales and promotions. If you’re trying to find some good deals to build your travel stuff inventory, Rick Steves (of the PBS Europe Through the Back Door series) is having a really nice sale at his …
Although I keep politics out of the Travelite FAQ, the past year and a half or so has been a truly eye-opening experience for me as America prepares to vote for the next leader. If you are registered but have yet to vote—especially if you’re in a swing state like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida—you should expect …
“Ideally packed!” That’s what a London Gatwick Airport security agent told me when my bag got tagged for a manual inspection. She was completely impressed because she couldn’t believe how efficient and well-organized my carry-on bag was! [If you’ve ever had one of those, you know that they take everything out of your bag. It …
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We’re finally home, safe and sound. I plan to post details when I’ve had a chance to unwind, but in the meantime, a few thoughts: Do Europeans just not drink liquids? Prices for soft drinks were outrageous everywhere we went. Tap was fine, but when a bottle of Perrier is cheaper than a bottle of …
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and we leave for Europe tomorrow. In the meantime, we went to our local post office this evening to use their Automatic Postal Center machine to weigh our carry-on bags so that we could meet the stringent weight restrictions on Virgin Atlantic. The verdict? My bag: 12 pounds …