Yoga Pants: The Traveling Woman’s Secret Weapon

Warrior I. Child’s Pose. Downward Dog. These are some phrases you might hear during a yoga class at your gym. But even if you think yoga is strictly for vegan hippies and not for you, its current popularity has spurred a huge growth in the clothing industry, and there’s one particular item of yoga clothing …

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Pros and Cons of Hard-Sided Rolling Uprights

Recently, a reader named Heather posted the following comment on one of my earlier posts: Thanks for all the advice. A poster on Lonely Planets directed me to your interesting site, and I’ve just been having a browse around. They were right – great site! I’m planning on treating myself to a new carry-on suitcase …

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How to Manage Souvenirs

So you’ve successfully packed everything you need for your trip into your carry-on and now you’re off galavanting around at your destination. As happens very often, you find yourself in a store, and your eyes glaze over as you start thinking about all the wonderful things you can buy and take home for your living …

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L.L.Bean Offers Free Shipping to Customers (and a huge bonus to its employees)

Big news for L.L.Bean fans: Starting today, the clothing and luggage company is offering free shipping on everything. As their Web site says, “no minimum order, no end date, just free.” This is a pretty big deal when the added cost of shipping on mail orders can often add up to an extra 10% or …

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Lands’ End: 40% off highest priced item, >$75, Free shipping

Kevin over at the Practical Hacks blog has posted a fantastic deal, but you have to jump on it right away. Lands’ End is offering targeted sales of 40 percent off an item in their online catalog, which means you can purchase their travelpack for an amazing price of less than $38. Kevin has posted …

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Shopping Tips for Budget-Conscious Carry-Ons

Are you on a budget but still want to get a carry-on to travel light in? If you want… The lightest The lighest carry-on is going to be a large Weekender ($108-$120) shoulder bag from LeSportSac, the folks who use the really lightweight ballistic nylon for their purses. Just be aware that their large model …

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