Let’s bring the fanny pack back. Fanny packs or hip bags are a great way to store personal items while touring the country, hiking, or walking the beach. Easy access to your money, passport, keys Is a darn right great idea. I think this is a tourist necessity to have important items hanging securely from your waist rather than struggling with the over the shoulder purse that can be stanched easily from you.
Guess what? From Christina to Rihanna, celebs wear fanny-packs, too. Check it out.
There's at least one in every family. We're talking about the wine connoseiur who is two sips away from being a sommolier.
It is in honor of that friend or family member that we are showcasing our wine travel case. Whether you're riding through wine country on horseback or biking through the park and stop for a romantic picnic with some wine, these traveling cases will get your bottles of vino there in one piece.
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With the holiday season approaching, traveling with gifts and food can be tricky. We've rounded up some of the TSA's best tips for getting through security this holiday season.
When it comes to bringing items through checkpoints, we've seen just about everything. Traveling with food or gifts is an even bigger challenge. Everyone has favorite foods from home that they want to bring to holiday dinners, or items from their destination that they want to bring back home.
Not sure about what you can and can't bring through the checkpoint? Here's a list of liquid, aerosol and gel items that you should put in your checked bag, ship ahead, or leave at home.
Space is tight and you want to maximize every millimeter of your new carry-on luggage. In our opinion, the best way to do this is by chucking bulky bottles in favor of a toiletry kit.
Lewis and Clark Hanging Toiletry Kit:
This kit allows you to fit all of your toiletries in an easy to store and easy to access case. There are many pouches and compartments to fit your items, eliminating the need for separate storage bags.
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features two zipper sealed net pouches, a plastic zipper sealed pouch
for items that might leak, and several separate compartments for larger
items. It folds up into an easy to pack case, and offers a hang strap
that works with most hooks and towel racks.
We forget the rules all the time, but remembering 3-1-1 helps us stay on track when we travel.
According to the TSA:
3-1-1 for carry-ons = 3.4 ounce (100ml) bottle or less (by volume) ; 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; 1 bag per passenger placed in screening bin. One-quart bag per person limits the total liquid volume each traveler can bring. 3.4 ounce (100ml) container size is a security measure.
Take the guess work out of traveling with liquids by using TSA compliant packing aids, such as the TSA compliant quart pouch.
Who wouldn't love wine country? It's that picturesque space in Northern California where wine getaways are the norm and pampering is a way of life. If your wanderlust takes you there, don't forget a wine traveling case for that perfect picnic rendezvous.
The Memorial Day travel forecast? Busy. AAA predicts some 32 million people will take to the road, air and sea to travel this year, a 5.4 percent increase from last year.
So with all of those people confined in air cabins, cars, hotels and like, well, let's just say germs are abound. That's why, if you're a germaphobe like me, you'll love this nifty little wonder: the Ultraviolet Sanitizing Wand.
So how do ultraviolet rays kill bacteria lurking where we least expect it?
This might be more than you wanted to know, but Ultraviolet rays kill bacteria by penetrating cells to damage DNA. DNA is the genetic material that holds the instructions for cell reproduction and function. UV light damages DNA by knocking electrons around and disrupting the chemical bonds that hold the DNA molecule's atoms together. Bacteria can repair DNA damage, but when the damage is massive, as is the case after a high dose of UV radiation, the cell dies before the damage can be repaired.
Now that you feel confident you can kill bacteria anywhere, here's our top five list of things to do on Memorial Day:
- Honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for our freedom by paying homage at Arlington National Cemetery
- Watch a community parade
- Have a barbecue with friends and family
- Watch PBS's national memorial day concert in Washington DC
- Make a craft with the kids that discusses the history of Memorial Day
We're proponents of living simply and traveling simply. According to the TSA, that's the best rule of thumb for summer travel.
Tips for traveling like a pro:
We'd like to introduce you to the 2010 Travel Goods Association New Product of the Year.
VinniBag is a reusable travel bag with inflatable air chambers that protect and insulate wine bottles, other liquids, and fragile items. It’s designed to provide superior protection against impact and leakage, is easy to use, and stores flat, rolled or folded when not in use.
Traveling with wine, olive oil or just regular toiletries can be awkward at best, disastrous at worst. But whether it’s in your checked suitcase or carry on luggage, the car trunk, a duffel bag or backpack, traveling with wine and other liquids requires protection for the contents as well as the surrounding items.
