Travel Tips

Foursquare Checkin is great for recording where you’ve been, finding new places, and connecting with other people while out.  But tonight, as the fire alarm bells rang at 1:30am, I found a new use of the Foursquare checkin app. It was pretty obvious someone’s incense had burned over, so I …

US Airways Miles: When Do I Upgrade With Miles… …and when do I wait to see if I cleared for free? One of the biggest debates I have with myself is when to use upgrades.  When a seat is available, but the cabin is empty, I don’t want to waste …

Keri and I attended Frequent Traveler University last week, and as usual, I compulsively tweeted the entire conference.  Since not everyone is on twitter, I try to recap events here afterwards.  I figured I’d try out using Storify to recap using the tweets from the event.  Let me know what …

This weekend, Keri and I attended the Frequent Traveler University in DC.  Here’s a round-up of links covering it and the Freddies: Ten Notes About FTU from Mommy Points View from the Wing with the Results of the Freddies. Mommy Points Coverage of the Executive Summit And keep an eye …

While taking the long-trip to Hawaii from DC, I was showing my new husband some of my tips-and-tricks in flight.  He suggested I post on them, so here goes! Use your entree to warm your butter.  The bread usually comes out warm, but the better is usually ice cold.  Instead …

One item that is really important to me while traveling is snack food.  And not just for the plane! It gets really tedious eating out while on the road.  In fact, my birthday wish was to have dinner in.  When I want a quick meal, I don’t want to have …

Booking my hotel for Las Vegas through a travel agent really made my experience.  I ended up at the Four Seasons in extra luxury and walked out as relaxed as I could be.  But let’s rewind. When booking hotel rooms for Las Vegas, it is difficult to know when to …

I promised you an update on using work out equipment on the road, and I think I’ve “experimented” with it enough at this point. First off, do not plan on using a jump rope to work out if you never jump roped before.   Trust me.  The results can be disastrous. …

I’ve been in love with the idea of GoToobs ever since I saw them in a Container Store, but not in love with the price.  GoToobs are completely flexible travel bottles that are leak-proof and have a dial you can set to label what is inside each tube.  They  seem …

One mistake I’ve been making a lot lately is that I keep assuming people know the tools I use to organize myself with travel and where I find deals.  Someone recently asked me for advice on keeping track of loyalty program numbers.  I replied, “Oh, you don’t like Award Wallet?”   …