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Category Archives: Travel Tips

03/21/2014

Travel Essentials: Carry On vs. Checked Baggage

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips

Traveling can be fun and exciting, but also stressful. There are some items I have learned to always pack whether I am traveling for a weekend trip, a cruise, or a longer trip. I have Post It notes that I’ve made with those items I seem to frequently forget to prevent me from forgetting them… Read More

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02/17/201411/23/2015

Bags VIP | Luggage Delivery Makes Travel Easier

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips
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Do you hate waiting at the airport to get your bags?  Perhaps you’re a family traveling with children and the thought of standing around waiting and then lugging the bags (and the kids) is more than you can endure. Consider Bags VIP then for your next trip.  Bags VIP luggage delivery retrieves your luggage at… Read More

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01/07/201411/27/2017

Flying Upper Class Round Trip on Virgin Atlantic to London from Boston

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips, UK
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Perhaps it was luck or maybe even chance, but when it came time to book our tickets to London for our annual New Year’s trip, the price had dropped. What I would have spent on Premium Economy seats now was around the same price for flying Upper Class on Virgin Atlantic. So why not, right? Before I get too… Read More

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08/18/201304/30/2020

Travel Tips: Be the Traveler (and Person) You’re Supposed to Be

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips

Time for some new travel tips. Not to get terribly philosophical, but as time passes, shouldn’t we should consider evolving into the best person we can possibly be while we’re here on this planet? That directly relates to how we should be as travelers, too. Do you still travel as you did as a child?… Read More

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08/01/201306/21/2015

The Tale of the Injured Travel Traveler Continues

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips

Back in June, I reported on my blog that I injured myself while in Toronto and was less than happy about my current situation, boot and all, but that I should only have to wear my boot for a month.  My official diagnosis was a fracture of the fifth metatarsal (Jones fracture), tendonitis, tenosynovitis, and… Read More

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06/29/201307/11/2015

Beauty and Travel | Best Beauty Products for Travel

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips

If you’re like me and you travel often, let’s face the hard facts.  You probably miss your full sized beauty products that you can’t take with you.  How do you decide what stays and what goes, especially when some items just don’t make the transition well into those small travel size containers. Here’s my list… Read More

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06/15/201302/26/2016

Travel Klutz | A Tale of an Injured Traveler

by Marian Krueger, in category Canada, Travel Tips

Travel Klutz | A Tale of an Injured Traveler What happened to the Travel Shop Girl blog? Where exactly has Marian disappeared to? Well, this travel klutz has an answer to that question that might surprise you. Although I hate to admit it, anyone following my blog has learned that I lose things while traveling.… Read More

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05/15/201307/11/2015

Travel and Dieting | Is It Possible?

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips

Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones that’s gifted from birth with incredible genes that allow you to eat whatever you want, whenever you want. Congratulations! For the rest of us, we have to watch what we eat and exercise to keep our weight under control. At home, this is probably enough of an issue… Read More

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03/30/201306/21/2015

Travel Insurance | Protecting Your Vacation Investment

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips

Whether you travel once every couple of years, once a year, or every month, do you protect your vacation investment? What I mean is do you protect your investment or do you play it by ear and hope that nothing will go wrong. Now I’m not pushing travel insurance on you nor am I promoting… Read More

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02/14/201308/04/2017

What to Do When You Lose Your Camera

by Marian Krueger, in category Travel Tips
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You plan your trip, go and enjoy it, and then it’s gone. It’s a lost camera situation. Is there anything you can do to recover it? Or are you doomed to loading up imprintmagazine, now Best Products Pro and comparing reviews of the next crazy expensive camera you’re going to buy. Anyone who has ever… Read More

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