I dropped my bike going thirty miles an hour on a gravel road outside Austin. Nothing dramatic happened. Just lost traction on a turn I’d
I was sitting in a small café in Barcelona trying to catch up on work emails. My phone showed one bar of WiFi. The connection
I got pulled aside at security and had to throw away an entire bag of skincare because my bottles were not TSA-approved. I thought I
Introduction Anyone who has ever traveled with a bulky bottle of liquid detergent knows the struggle — it leaks in your bag, takes up precious
My eyes looked terrible after a fourteen-hour flight to Asia. The skin around my eyes was red. It was irritated. It was so dry it
Introduction Traveling is exciting, but it takes a toll on your hair. Dry cabin air, chlorinated pools, salty ocean water, and constant exposure to sun
I had to get dressed in a tiny hostel bathroom with ten other people using the facilities and nowhere private to change. Hostels are great
I was cold the entire first week of my European trip because I did not bring a jacket. I thought I had researched. I checked
My favorite necklace came out of my suitcase broken on my second day of travel. The delicate chain had tangled with two other necklaces and
My hair was curly disaster after my first week in Thailand. I thought I did not need a hair straightener for travel. My hair looked
You’re three days into your trip. You get a minor cut on your hand. Nothing serious. But you don’t have a bandage. You search your
You open your suitcase on day three of your trip. Everything is a mess. You can’t find anything. Your clean clothes are mixed with dirty
I ruined my clothes on a two-week trip because I packed my dirty shoes directly in my luggage with my clean clothes. This sounds like
I packed my full makeup brush collection for a week-long backpacking trip and by day two I was genuinely angry at myself for how much
You’re on day three of your trip. You’ve been exploring all day. You’re meeting friends for dinner. You realize you smell. The problem isn’t that
