Category: Travel

  • Solicited Review: TravelPro Platinum Magna 2

    Disclosure: My friend and colleague, Erik Deckers, asked me if I would review the TravelPro Platinum Magna 2. I agreed; TravelPro sent me a review unit, but provided no other compensation. Product Basics The TravelPro Platinum Magna 2 is a 21-inch roller bag with four wheels on the bottom, the usual standard features including multiple…

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  • Simple travel tip: USPS flat rate large box

    When I travel on business, I occasionally do pick up things from my travels, such as interesting trade show giveaways, the random souvenir, client materials, etc. After a few trips, you learn to minimize what you pack and travel with. Going on the road is easy – you have total control over what you pack.…

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  • 9 amusing travel hacks

    As someone who travels more often than I’d like, I do occasionally pick up useful little tips and tricks for making life on the road more tolerable. Here are a random assortment. 1. Hotel coffee. Treat it like a teabag. Read this post for the full details! 2. Forgot toothpaste? Or, if you’re cheap like…

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  • Never make this professional speaking mistake!

    4:45 AM, January 21. The alarm shouted its usual cheerful “WAKE UP” to me in my hotel room, urging me to get out of bed in time to get to the airport for my flight home. I groggily packed the remaining bits and pieces of my luggage and stumbled downstairs to the taxi stand for…

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  • Back from the road

    After two weeks of travel, excitement, and learning, I’m back. Before anything else, I’d like to thank all of the guest authors who kept the blog not only going, but with content that was top-notch. If you missed any of the guest posts, please take a few moments to read up on what you missed:…

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