Travel Tidbits: What Not to Pack Inside a Suitcase and What to Order at a Hotel

Note to travelers: Don’t try this one on your next trip. With the skyrocketing cost of airfare, plus a slew of new (and outrageous) service fees I’m surprised someone hadn’t tried this months ago. Sure, it really is a dumb idea, but I bet it will make you chuckle. Swedish airport officials were less than amused when they found a dwarf trying to stowaway on an airplane inside of a suitcase. The prank was short-lived as the entire scene was staged by a TV comedy show. Still, that didn’t stop employees at Bromma airport from calling police when the dwarf … Continue reading

Travel Gadgets—Turning Your Suitcase Into A Stroller

I’m a sucker for gadgets that claim to make your life easier… and that goes double for products that claim to make traveling with children easier. So recently, as I was traveling through an airport and saw a child sitting in a folding chair attached to a suitcase being pulled by her mother, I immediately said, “I need one of those.” I didn’t get the chance to track the mother down so instead I spent weeks trying to find the product online. I finally found it on a website featuring baby specialty products. For all you mothers with small children … Continue reading