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We are excited to bring you reviews and thoughts on clothes and gear that make your travel life better, and maybe even your daily life better. Coats, shoes, dresses, watches, and bags, this is where to turn for the latest in travel fashion.

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Gear Up! For Snorkeling

Gear Up! For Snorkeling

Note: This post contains affiliate links. Specifically, the photos and some text may link to products on Amazon.com. Read our policy here. Fins for Snorkeling There are two basic types of fins available, open-heel and full-foot. If you dive and snorkel or are serious...

Recent Stories on Travel Pulse

Recent Stories on Travel Pulse

Stories on Travel Pulse These are often the first stories we write when we return home, mainly because Travel Pulse excites us. We hope it does the same for you. We recently sailed on Celebrity's Summit. It was a wonderful six-night adventure from Port Liberty in New...

Gifts for Travelers: Top Gadgets and Gear

Gifts for Travelers: Top Gadgets and Gear

Start your list of gifts for travelers here. How do you find the best gifts for travelers on your shopping list? Ask some travel writers. I test quite a lot of stuff every year and some of it turns out to be awesome. Here's my list of things I played with in 2016 that...

Titan Peak: The 2016 Travel Shirt of the Year

Titan Peak: The 2016 Travel Shirt of the Year

My Columbia affair continues. In March the folks at Columbia Sportswear sent me an assortment of clothes from their new line to put to the travel test. There were a few hits and misses, but one amazing standout: the Titan Peak long sleeve shirt. Titan Peak Long Sleeve...

Yeti 30 oz. Rambler Tumbler Product Review

Yeti 30 oz. Rambler Tumbler Product Review

I wanted to hate Yeti. First of all, who in their right mind spends $55 on a cup? And don’t give me that "reusable cups save the planet" crap. It's stainless steel. Hello? What do you think the carbon footprint of manufacturing that is? I have a perfectly good plastic...

Camera Bag Review: Too Many Cameras for One Bag?

Camera Bag Review: Too Many Cameras for One Bag?

Not with this camera bag! As much as we all rely on my phone for quick snapshots, there are times when you need real cameras. We carry a minimum of four when we travel, making a camera bag essential. We have tried several varieties, finally settling on this one. Gary...

Kangeaux- Funny Name But an Interesting Product

Kangeaux- Funny Name But an Interesting Product

I am always on the lookout for new travel products. This one definitely has potential, but I have not tried it out yet. It's like a carabiner clip with Velcro and cord attached that lets you hold and hang almost anything. Could work for hiking, biking, climbing, or...

The Columbia Affair- Milan

The Columbia Affair- Milan

I have a crush on Columbia Sportswear. Okay, it's more than a crush. Way more. I have always been a basic jeans and t-shirt person. My first piece of Columbia was a pink PFG long-sleeve shirt. I wore it out, well not exactly. I still have it; I just don't wear it in...

The Perfect Little Black Travel Dress

Here is the rest of the story behind my LBD that I featured in my Yahoo Travel article. I didn't intend to wear Columbia Sportswear on formal night of a luxury cruise, sitting at the staff captain's table, no less. It just sort of happened. I am no fashionista; I live...

#TravelTruth: Should You Consider a Christmas Market Cruise?

A Christmas Market Cruise with AmaWaterways Mention...

What You May Have Missed on Cruise Critic

You do know that cruising is one of the most economical...

21 Ways Luxury Cruises are so Un-cruisey

Luxury Cruises Go Beyond the Cruise Norm No...

Updated! Scuba Diving Bonaire on the Cheap

If you scuba dive you have no doubt heard of...
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