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Travel Tips + Trips
Top 10 Romantic Getaways for Valentine’s Day 2010
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the travel-planning site Away.com launched “Away.com Romance Travel Guides,” giving amorous travelers the inside scoop on the 45 most romantic destinations worldwide.
From the hottest spots to catch a beautiful sunset to the most romantic hotels and restaurants, Away.com’s experts uncover new ideas for getaways that set the mood for romance. Plus, an interactive map and more than 20 photo galleries provide ample inspiration.
Travel Steals + Deals
WINTER IS THE BEST TIME TO SAVE IN SANTA FE
Winter is my favorite time to visit Santa Fe. The air is crisp, the traditional kiva-style fireplaces are cozy, and the city never looks lovelier than when its adobe walls are adorned with snow. All of Santa Fe’s legendary sophistication is ready to be enjoyed—music, art, a wealth of restaurants, and premier shopping. Add in the excitement of skiing plus great prices at some of the best hotels, and there’s no reason not to visit.
Gear To Go
New TSA Regulations: No Problem
SeV Evolution JacketThe new TSA rules may be designed to keep us safe, but they can be a major hassle, too. Remain seated for the last hour? What if you need something from your carry-on bag stored above?
There is an approved solution already on the market from SeV/SCOTTEVEST Travel Clothing. I’m a huge fan and rarely leave home without my SeV women’s travel vest.
Containing slim, interior pockets, each SeV piece is designed to carry what you need on your flight– even a netbook or eBook reader – and can be easily taken off and passed through the x-ray at security without emptying each pocket. With some pieces containing upwards of 50 pockets, SeV clothing just makes good sense for air travel these days…
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Travel Gadget Girl
PICTURE PERFECT: JILL-E DESIGNER CAMERA BAGS
Just because you’re a Gadget Girl, doesn’t mean you lack sophistication. Being stylish and techie are not mutually exclusive. If only more manufacturers understood that.
Well, thanks to jill-e designs, a company both owned and operated by women, I no longer have to show up for a shoot schlepping a bag built for boys.
Fellow photog Christie Parker turned me onto these bags and it was love at first sight. There’s just something not right about strolling down the Avenue desChamps-Élysées or the streets of Manhattan with a clunky, chunky camera bag. Until jill-e, there wasn’t much to do about it.
*Save 14% on all red & pink bags for the month of February at Jill-e.com.
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Nightmare on Craig’s List
by Judith Fein
I love Craig’s List. I really do. It has transformed the way we advertise, buy, sell and think about transactions. It’s beautiful. It’s free. I have used it so many times that I refer to the founder as Craigie. But, like the little girl with the curl, when the list is good, it is very very good, and when it is bad…well, you know.
My Craigie episode started a few months ago when my husband and I decided we desperately needed a vacation. Truth be told, I am not sure we’ve ever taken a vacation. As travel journalists and photographers, we’re always writing, shooting, taking notes and stumbling over stories, even when we don’t mean to.
The Wild Pair:
5 Tips for Traveling Sisters
Is traveling with your sister on vacation a recipe for disaster? It doesn’t have to be as long as you lay down some ground rules first. Here are a few travel-tested truths for keeping peace in the sister hood.
1. Leave the baggage at home. Traveling with sisters should be easy. You carry the same DNA. You’re alike. Right? Wrong. Wrong. Sibling relationships can be fraught with the peril of childhood roles, divergent interests and unspoken resentments.
In The Travel Store
Tagged In Style
It’s day three. You swear you packed your favorite fleece zip-up. But where the heck is it? Not a problem you’ll ever experience again if you learn to organize your clothes in Eagle Creek Packing Cubes. With a different color for shorts, socks, t-shirts and undies, you’ll find what you’re looking for, fast. Better yet, no more blushing with embarrassment as the hot guy in line behind you watches the security inspector riffle through your Bridget Jones underwear.
Travel Talk
Meet The Hosts of Travel TV Show Grannies on Safari: Two Fun and Funny Ladies
Best friends Pat Johnson and Regina Fraser scour the world in search of its cultural treasures for their popular TV show, GRANNIES ON SAFARI. The energetic and engaging duo bring their passion for travel, culture and making connections with people they meet along the way. I met these two ladies in Canada last month and beleive me, these are NOT your average Grannies. If you love to laugh and love to travel…
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