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    The Type of Luggage Most Likely to Be Mishandled by Baggage Handlers

    by SharonKurheg June 16, 2024
    by SharonKurheg June 16, 2024

    For some of us, checking a bag is part of the process of travel. Sure, some people can get all their stuff into a carry-on bag (this woman still impresses …

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    How To Stop Thieves From Easily Getting Into Your Locked Luggage

    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2024
    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2024

    We posted a while back about how easy it is for thieves to break into electronic hotel safes. Several people who read it said they leave their valuables in their …

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    Flight Staff May Love LuggageWorks Bags, But You Might Hate It

    by joeheg November 3, 2023
    by joeheg November 3, 2023

    If you follow travel on TikTok, you may have seen a video about the most popular bag with airline pilots and flight crews. And while I immediately thought they were …

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    How I Still Use My (Obsolete) Wired Bose Headphones With My iPhone

    by joeheg June 9, 2023
    by joeheg June 9, 2023

    One of the best things I’ve ever purchased to make my travel more comfortable, besides signing up for Global Entry, is my Bose Quiet Comfort 25 Noise Cancelling headphones. Thanks …

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    Rollerboard or Rollaboard? Which Is Correct?

    by SharonKurheg January 2, 2023
    by SharonKurheg January 2, 2023

    There are plenty of websites devoted to things that have been heard incorrectly. Song lyrics tend to get misheard the most (“Money for nothin’ and the chips [chicks] for free.” …

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    ROAD TRIP! How To Find Out What’s At The Next Exit

    by SharonKurheg March 19, 2022
    by SharonKurheg March 19, 2022

    Years ago, before smartphones were a thing, you had basic resources in finding out what was coming up next on those long highways. Oh sure, you’d see the blue highway …

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    The Tech I Bring When Traveling

    by joeheg February 22, 2022
    by joeheg February 22, 2022

    Technology marches forward every day. A device that was a “must-have” last year is a relic today. I’ve shown what tech I used to bring with me, so I thought …

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    A Fix For The “Sharing The Armrest” Problem?

    by SharonKurheg January 22, 2022
    by SharonKurheg January 22, 2022

    A while back, we heard about a product that sounded really cool – Soarigami could be attached to an armrest on a plane, in a theater, in a stadium, etc., …

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    Bag Review: Nomad Lane Bento Bag – Very Study, and All Those Pockets!

    by SharonKurheg October 18, 2021
    by SharonKurheg October 18, 2021

    A while back, the folks in charge of BoardingArea.com asked if we would be interested in doing an honest review of Nomad Lane’s Bento Bag. We agreed. We were not …

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    I Am A Changed Woman – Packing Cubes Are AMAZING!

    by SharonKurheg August 30, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 30, 2021

    I’ll be the first to tell you that I’m VERY set in my ways. Change comes hard for me; it always has. So when people have mentioned packing cubes to …

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