Travel Friendly Clothes CareNo matter how carefully we pack our carry-ons there"s always a top or dress that looks worse from the travel. Next thing you know one of us is dragging out the ironing board, and really, who wants to do that on vacation? Downy"s Wrinkle Releaser in TSA approved three ounce travel size is just what we need. It"s small enough to pack in your vanity case and strong enough to get out tough wrinkles.
Other handy new products worth checking out for your next trip are the Dryel Pen for knocking out a red wine stain before it sets and the Bounce Lint Roller that does double duty removing lint and leaving a fresh scent behind. If you like to exercise on the road and don"t know where to put your stinky clothes, try the Tide Travel Laundry Bag which absorbs odors and keeps your damp clothes away from the rest. All products are available at Walmart, Target and retailers nationwide. Happy travels!
Travel Tuesday Linksphoto courtesy of Conde Nast Traveler
Jet Blue is having its "just between us" sale with one way fares starting at $44 and three night vacations starting at $109.
Have you done Napa one too many times? Conde Nast presents alternative wine trails in places like China, Thailand, and Hungary (pictured above).
September is a great time to travel to Florida. The crowds are down and the weather is still warm. The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island is offering a "Discover you" package for $299 per night including breakfast for two and a $100 resort credit. We recommend spending the credit in the spa. It"s gorg!
The Chicago Sun Times tells how to celebrate Oktoberfest without traveling to Munich.
The NY Times tells where the bargains are in Latin America.
Move over Georges V. Our new dream hotel in Paris is the brand-spanking-new Mandarin Oriental (Travel and Leisure)
It won"t help get your luggage back, but at least you can find out why it went missing. Find out the most common reasons airlines lose luggage. (Budget Travel)
A new website celebrates all those tacky tourist photos. (USA Today)
Anyone who has ever been—or plans to go—to the Mondrian in South Beach will want to read this story. (Hotel Chatter)
Get tips on how to make your hotel room healthier. (Today Show)
Today"s guest post comes to us from Rebecca O"Brien, a yoga retreat veteran. That"s her on a yoga retreat last summer--she"s third from the right.
Packing for any trip can be an agonizing task. You’re there the night before you leave trying to anticipate day and night clothing scenarios, climate, if you’re going to need shoes for walking or dancing, and even how to squeeze in a workout - but packing for a yoga retreat is a whole other process! I discovered this last year when I attended the Ki Power Vinyasa yoga retreat with Isauro Fernandez in Rioja, Spain. I’m a pretty easy going packer with a tendency to pack more than I need (only to end up wearing the same three outfits!) – I realized I could not allow myself that luxury or the idea that I’ll bring those fun few pieces to experiment with a new look. Oh no, I had to factor in yoga pants, sports bras, yoga tops as well as casual clothing for touring vineyards throughout Rioja and dresses for evening dinners. Not to mention squeezing in my yoga mat – which was not as portable as I had imagined!
In the end, I was pleased to discover that by factoring in so many of these workout outfits – I was forced to only pack what I knew I would wear and also suck it up and accept I may end up having to repeat an outfit (gasp!). With extra luggage fees even on overseas flights I wasn’t going to spend more to bring an extra bag just so I could be the yoga fashionista! Therefore I ended up with the following:
• 5 yoga pants and tops • Comfortable day dresses for touring around the area • One cardigan in case it was chilly on the bus or in the wineries • Two fancier frocks for the welcome and farewell dinner • Two pairs of flat sandals for easy walking and only one pair of nice heels (the hardest thing to do!) • Bathing suit • Nightgown and robe • A pair of jeans and two t-shirts • And of course my yoga mat!
For this year’s Ki Power Vinyasa yoga retreat to Penedes, Spain – I will most likely follow the same formula, adding few more bathing suits since this retreat is near the beach on the Costa Dorada. And, maybe, just maybe, I’ll sneak one more pair of heels into my boyfriend’s bag without him knowing…don’t tell!
We"ve been on the edge of our seats since this summer when Target announced their latest collaboration with Missoni. Here"s your chance (and ours!) to grab a piece of Italy"s iconic style house. Hint: some of the pieces are only available on line. We"ll definitely be buying the clothes; but don"t overlook the beauty bags, the home goods, and travel gear:
The upright spinner for $169.99 has everything we look for in a carry on bag: first it"s good looking, it"s only 21 inches so it"ll fit in the smallest of overhead compartments, it has an outside pocket to stow our mags while we"re going through security, and best of all it has four fully pivoting wheels so we can drag it behind us or push it in front of us in a crowded train station. We can"t justify another bike in our houses, not to mention we have too many hills for a cruiser; but if we could, we"d buy this bike anyway. The Missoni pattern, the leather seat and handle bars and the basket are irresistible.
There may be a backlash over retouching photos in the print magazines and in advertisements, but we"re not above tweaking our own photos a bit. After all, who knows when an ex-boyfriend is going to stumble on your Facebook page?
We recently discovered Fotoflexer.com that not only allows you to remove red eyes from photos, but you can also erase pimples, zap wrinkles and even make your under eye circles vanish (If only there were a foolproof beauty product that would do this all for us!).
You can also do traditional editing such as cropping and fix bad lighting. Try it out for yourself, before you post all those photos from your summer trips!
