10 top tips to help you sleep better in hotels
If there is one thing I am keen on, it is a good night’s sleep. I want to enjoy traveling, don’t...
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Tag: travel comfort
Flying in comfort: What to pack and wear
Your ticket is booked, your seat is selected, and you’re packing your bags for upcoming travels. But will you be flying in comfort? That doesn’t mean a premium class. Here are a few things we do and pack to help make flying and arriving more comfortable.
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Cozy travel comfort gear: Pillows, eye shades, clothes
Travel doesn’t have to be overly uncomfortable, as long as you assemble a packable travel...
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Sea to Summit UltraLight Insulated Mat a comfy travel solution
Backpacking anywhere in the world is a great way to escape the everyday life on your travels. But these days there are parts of everyday life I don’t want to leave behind – like a little sleeping comfort with as little carrying weight as possible. The Sea to Summit UltraLight Insulated Mat is a superior solution that manages that fine balance between ultralight and comfort when you are traveling.
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Choosing the best flight for your next trip
How do you go about choosing the best flight for your next trip? Allegiance to an airline simply on the grounds of earning status is losing its luster. Prices are going up, benefits are getting harder to earn, miles are becoming harder to redeem, and even once revered higher status may get you little more than advance boarding and a free checked bag these days. Forget airline loyalty.
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Packing light for travel: smart load-trimming tips
Tips for packing your luggage lighter are really all about adjusting your attitude. The “might” in “might need” is key here.
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Eight tips for flying in comfort
So you’ve booked your ticket, chosen a seat, and you’re packing your luggage, including your...
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Fitness tips for travelers: You can stay fit if you adapt
The key to taking workouts on the road successfully is, one, not letting the travel control you and, two, learning to be flexible. A little planning before you pack your briefcase or travel duffel goes a long way toward avoiding frustration plus setbacks in your hard-earned fitness.
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Essential Travel Comfort Items To Pack
No one likes to travel in discomfort, and frankly, being airplane and airport experts ourselves, you can trust the HI Travel Tales team when we tell you, acquiring select travel comfort items might be the most important travel item purchases you’ll make.
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Cocoon Lumbar Pillow: Many uses all say travel comfort
Packing along a few comforts, such as a travel pillow, when you are traveling is mandatory these...
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Scrubba Wash Bag perfect solution for travel
Lovin’ the Scrubba wash bag. Traveling light on a multi-week adventure means, there is laundry to do at various points along the way. The Scrubba makes laundry easy.
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The Friendly Skies Can Get A Bit Too Friendly
Sometimes, the friendly skies get a bit too friendly for me. I had just settled into my exit row seat on the aisle of a Canadair Regional Jet from Los Angeles to Sacramento when Madame X arrived. She pointed to the window seat and then, without waiting for me to disengage from my seat and move to the aisle to allow her to pass, she straddled my legs and with a twisting move that would have impressed the most advanced pole dancer, brushed her ample posterior past my face.
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Strongback Chair Review: A camp chair with support
We love the Strongback chair. If the HI Travel Tales team is gonna be sitting outdoors, it’s in this chair or not at all.
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