Don’t Pay A Baggage Fee Because Of A Faulty Scale

When was the last time the baggage scale at the airport was calibrated for accuracy? – They can be off by a pound or two and no one notices.  If your luggage weight is ‘just over’ the allowed limit, challenge the calibration and get a second opinion (by weighing your bag on a second scale) before agreeing to pay an excess baggage fee.

Also when you’re flying internationally and connecting to Inter-Europe flights, be sure to check the baggage limits on the European carrier.  You may find that their limit is up to 10 pounds less per bag than your international flight.

Always Toss A Bandanna In Your Bag

A colorful bandanna can be one of the most useful items you bring on vacation – here are some of my favorite uses:
Tie one on the handle of your suitecase so you can pick it out easily in baggage return
Use it as a washcloth in hotels rooms that don’t supply one
Dip in water, slip in a plastic bag and bring to the beach to cool yourself down
Make an impromtu table cloth for an on the go snack in the park
Drape over the bedside lampshade for some instant romantic atmosphere
Tie it around your neck or wrist for some immediate pizazz to your outfit
Go cowboy and use as a mask if you run into dust or foul air
Make an instant head scarf – great when you enter a church
Two tied together makes a decorative belt
Wrap up those precious sea shells you found on the beach
And it’s an always handy hankerchief, bandage or even a sling!

5 Great Gifts For Travelers

The electronic gadgets we travel with just keep getting more sophisticated and plentiful.  Here are some tech savvy gifts all travelers will love.

1. New TSA screening rules for computers allow newly designed computer bags to go through security without taking the computer out of the bag.  Every traveler who hauls along their trusty computer will love getting one of these new bags.  Have a look at the selection at EBags.com
2. Passports, licenses, and many credit cards now contain radio frequency identification chips containing all our sensitive and private information.  It’s time for everyone to invest in a RFID blocking wallet to prevent hackers and techno thieves from grabbing our identification with scanners as they pass us by.  Here’s a selection from Magellans. Read more