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Top 5 posts about Shopping for a Traveler (or Yourself)
Sometimes, when times are tough and the government gives you money that wasn’t going to cover rent anyway…retail therapy is nice. So, if you’re in shopping mode while stuck at home, check out these lists for the traveler in your life, who may or may not just be you. I won’t judge. In the immortal words of Donna, “treat yo self.” Consider Packing Cubes A post I wrote a while back on packing cubes. Maybe it’s time to retire the ziploc bag method… In-Flight “Essentials” Essentials is relative, and a seat cover for the airplane might be a bit extra, but a nice pashmina is always a good idea. If…
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Top 5 Tips for Packing for Summer
Hats! At the risk of sounding like my mother, the first and most important thing to pack for summer trips (and really just to have) is a hat. Now, you might say, well I’m not a hat person. You just haven’t found the right kind of hat yet! If you’re thinking, ‘no Maggie, really I’m not a hat person,’ consider scarves and sunglasses. Not only are all three of these things fun accessories, but they also protect you head and face from the sun! I’m a big fan of a floppy brim, straw hat, they go with everything. Mr. C. prefer’s baseball caps and duck hats (I hate the second…
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My Trip Planning Process
This past June Mr. C and I embarked on a week long, self-planned tour of France. Obviously, this was not the first self-planned trip we’ve done, and it wasn’t my first trip to France but planning it presented the opportunity to reflect on how travel planning works (at least for me). I’d like to share that process with you. Step 1: What are your goals? Any country you go to, even if you choose one or two cities, will present you with so many options in terms of sites, restaurants, activities, day-trips….It can get overwhelming quickly and a voice in your head will start howling But I want to do…
