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TSA Compliant Toiletry Bag

Brand: Flybags Average Rating 8 reviews The Flybag is a see-through toiletry bag replacement which is outfitted with fashionable stitching, a rugged stainless steel zipper, disposable (pink, blue or gray) insert design with latest TSA regulations, and comes complete with bottles, eyemask and earplugs to make your next flight as comfortable, and efficient, as possible. Flybags was conceived when the [...]

The No-Leak Travel Mug: Oxo Good Grips

Brand: Oxo Average Rating 9 reviews No more spills! Enjoy your coffee during the morning commute with the ease and security of the OXO Good Grips LiquiSealTM Travel Mug. Our Mug features three silicone seals to insure no spills. Just click to open and click to seal from one simple button. One-handed activation allows you to keep one [...]

Sony Cybershot DSCW220 Digital Camera

I’m on my second Sony Cybershot and my friend Ed, (who occasionally posts to this blog) just upgraded his own Cybershot with the one described below. As Ed says, “there’s absolutely no excuse not to carry a camera when you’ve got one of these”. That’s SO true! I take my Cybershot with me almost everywhere I go… certainly [...]

Bring Your Own Pillow

Nothing is worse than not being able to sleep when you’re on the road because of some awful hotel pillow – or not having a pillow at all. I actually have a selection of different travel pillows depending on what type of trip I’m taking. I always take my own pillow to use hotel rooms. If I’m flying [...]

Juneau’s Beaches and Streams

Outside of Juneau’s downtown is where the real action is. Purported to be ‘home to many eagles’, we drove 29 miles north to the Eagle Beach Recreation Area, an extensive intertidal mudflat, where we saw ONE eagle perched on a post at the mouth of Eagle Creek amidst thousands of squawking gulls. The view of the Chilkat [...]

Juneau’s Tacky Tourist Center

Rounding the corner into downtown Juneau, my heart sank. But for the mountain and ocean views visible from the core, it would be hard to distinguish downtown Juneau from any other thriving tourist destination in terms of the throngs of people and places for those crowds to spend their money. When 3 cruise ships are in port, [...]

Converter for Motorized or Electronic Appliances and Adaptor Plugs

“Use for razors, radios, camcorder rechargers, tape recorders, CD players, and other non-heating appliances up to 40 watts that are built for North America and require high-quality electricity. Heat-sensitive circuit breaker. Kit includes the four most commonly needed adaptor plugs. (2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 2) “… Price at time of posting was 26.85 Read more [...]

Alaska: Why Cruise When You Can Ferry?

Everything about our trip from Prince Rupert, B.C. to Juneau Alaska aboard the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska was absolutely perfect — from booking the reservation (and making a change) by phone, to onboard staff, the cabin and the delicious food. The trip northbound from Prince Rupert took 26 hours and cost approximately $1400 US for [...]

Terrace to Prince Rupert Along the Skeena

Having lived in Prince George for many years, the real adventure began in Terrace, west of which was virgin territory for me. After spending the night catching up on email at the Copper River Motel & RV Park just east of Terrace, the next day we continued westbound along the gorgeous Skeena River to Prince Rupert [...]

North to Alaska… Again

Summer vacation planning this year became a bit of a bungle when dates and destinations had to be worked first around family needs and then as Highway 20 to Bella Coola was closed due to forest fires, we had to give up plans to visit the Chilcotin. So, we opted to head for Alaska and the [...]