News, reviews and articles about travel gear and accessories.
NEWS – You take your nice, crisply-ironed dress shirt, carefully place it in your suitcase for a trip, and pull out a wrinkled mess when you get to the hotel. You’ll have to iron that shirt again before your meeting tomorrow – unless you’ve packed your shirt in a PackTidy Shirt and Tie Commuter Travel …
PackTidy keeps your shirts from getting crushed and wrinkled in your luggage Read More
NEWS – Where do you keep your keys and wallet while you’re on the beach? Under your towel or stuffed up under your chair isn’t safe, because they could be quickly grabbed by someone walking by if you’re distracted. It’s better to put your stuff in a FlexSafe portable travel safe. Attach the FlexSafe to …
Protect your personal items in a portable travel safe Read More
REVIEW – Finding the correct travel bag has always been difficult for me. I have found out over time that a one size fits all type bag will usually not work. They are either all way too big or too small for the trip and what I need to bring along. Too many bags would …
REVIEW – I would say that I am an occasional traveler, getting on a plane maybe 4 to 6 times a year to go somewhere. But even though I am not a heavy traveler, I am always on the lookout for travel gear that can make my life a little easier during the trip. For …
NEWS – Do you ever wake up with a stiff, sore neck if you doze off while commuting by planes, trains, or automobiles? The Trtl Support Travel Pillow is designed to appear you have a soft, hypoallergenic polyester fleece scarf wrapped around your neck, but a “neck brace effect is created by the internal support …
The secret to a comfy travel pillow lies with a turtle Read More
NEWS – If one-bag travel is your thing, Topo Designs has some new stuff to show you! Topo Designs has upgraded their travel bag, with new 30-liter and 40-liter designs. Both bags feature separate compartments for your laptop, quick access travel essentials, tech gear, and small stuff, and a main compartment that opens flat with …
Where’s my passport? Topo Designs is introducing their new & redesigned travel bag lineup! Read More
REVIEW – For near 30 years, I traveled the world for work. I’ve had cause to stay in some less desirable places, sometimes losing sleep worrying if someone might gain access to my lodging while I slept. On one occasion, one of my coworkers woke to find a hotel employee in his room in the …
NEWS – Need a new backpack? Check out the Game Theory before settling for a regular bag. The Game Theory bag, like many you’ve seen on the market, is quality-made with a water-resistant exterior, reinforced stitching, padded interior, and an ergonomic design with breathable back support. But Game Theory ups their… well, game… with both anti-theft and travel-friendly …
Is the Game Theory bag the perfect anti-theft travel bag? Read More
NEWS – If you like the act of making your tea as much as you enjoy drinking it, then you may like these little travel OMyTea Portable Travel Tea Sets. There are two styles. The porcelain set, like the image above, has a small pot, two mugs, a tea mat, and a bamboo tray, which …
I recently returned from an epic vacation to California where Jeanne and I explored 3 different locations over the course of 7 days. As with most trips, I always struggle with the gear that I want to take with me. I am a minimalist at heart, so I like to pack the least amount …
Julie’s gadget diary – 5 lessons I learned from my last vacation Read More
Traveling is always better when you have all your gear with you and have it organized so you can always find what you need. It doesn’t matter if you’re commuting to work with your EDC kit or if you’re traveling with your grooming kit, things are easier when you are organized. The folks at Supply …
Each year I work on several projects that consist of a crew made up of other photographers or videographers and assistants, or a mixture of the three, if the projects so require. In many cases, constant communication is a key factor in making sure that the process goes according to plan. For most of these …
The Eartec Communication Headset System will always keep you in touch Read More
Okay, okay, I apologize for that horrible pun, but I know the agony of which I speak. I’m short – just barely five feet tall, and that’s after I gained a half inch in height when I had double total knee replacements a couple years ago. No matter where I find myself, I almost never …
Whenever I am in my photography “zone” and I am brainstorming about future shoots and locations, I get very excited about the photo opportunities that I have seen via television shows, or from pictures taken by other photographers. I also understand that to get to some of those locations, there will be much travel through …
When you’re a passenger in a plane, train, or automobile, you may find yourself dozing off. And then when you wake after sleeping slumped forward, you probably suffer from a stressed neck and shoulders from sleeping with your neck unsupported. BCOZZY says their travel pillow is the one you need – the one that will …
Your search for the perfect chin-supporting travel pillow is over Read More