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Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

January 29th, 2008

Get a Hotel Luggage Rack for at Home

If you have frequent overnight visitors at your home, you can take a page or two from some of the creature comforts of your favorite hotel:  Some nice art on the wall, a decent reading light, fluffy towels, and maybe even a chocolate on the pillow.
Here’s another suggestion:  a luggage stand.
You’ve probably seen these […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 1 comment

January 26th, 2008

Cigars in San Jose

While I’m a rabid non-smoker, I must confess to enjoying the smell of a good cigar. . . for a short period of time. . . in a large room.
Since most hotels have gone the non-smoking route, and even those that allow smoking usually don’t allow cigars, cigar-smoking travelers to San Jose, California will […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 2 comments

December 24th, 2007

Gifts for Travelers: The Big One

If you still haven’t gotten a gift for the traveler in your life, you are seriously down to the final hours.
I’ve given you lots of good suggestions over the month, but if you still haven’t found anything that grabbed your attention, I’d hazard a guess it’s because the traveler on your list is one […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 0 comments

December 23rd, 2007

Gifts for Travelers: Pen & Ink

Despite our love for electronics and gadgets, there are times that nothing meets our needs like paper products.  Beautiful, rich writing paper that feels so good to the touch.  And a quality ink product that feels good in the hand, and seems to flow effortless across the paper.  Or maybe an art pencil, with […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 0 comments

December 22nd, 2007

Gifts for Travelers: Books of All Sorts

Books always make a great gift for travelers, whether it’s one that they can take with them on their travelers, or one that they can enjoy at home.
If you still haven’t selected a gift for your favorite traveler, you should be able to find something at your local bookstore, or. . . . make […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 0 comments

December 21st, 2007

Gifts for Travelers: Crossword Puzzles

A few years ago I started a subscription to the NY Times (Sunday only) so that I could get the Sunday crossword puzzle the week before my local paper ran it.
I love a lazy Sunday morning, sleepy in, a toasty fire, a cup of coffee, some nice music in the background and the NY […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 2 comments

December 20th, 2007

Gift for Travelers: Globetrotter’s Log Book

If the traveler on your gift list is a world traveler, perhaps someone who aspires to the Century Club, they may enjoy the Globetrotter’s Log Book.
I was sent a copy of the logbook to check out, and the first thing that I did was to flip through to see how many of the 193 […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 0 comments

December 19th, 2007

Gifts for Travelers: Pedometer

Sometimes when I’ve walked up and down the aisle of the airplane for what seems like the hundredth time, I wonder just many miles I log while zooming across the country. 
Add in time spent walking through airports, to say nothing of the time walking on the ground, and it all adds up to serious […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 1 comment

December 13th, 2007

Gifts for Travelers: iPhone

Remember when having a cell phone was a luxury?  It’s not any longer, and for travelers it is not only a necessary part of doing business, but also a way of keeping in contact with loved ones.
Phones are about a whole lot more than just calling people.  How much more I’m finding out as […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 2 comments

December 9th, 2007

Gifts for Travelers: Getting Fresh

I always seem to cook a big dinner or have a little dinner part the night before leaving on a trip.  This usually results in a few leftovers that I can pack with me on my trip.  Home cooking beats airplane food any old day!
However, occasionally I have too many leftovers, and they get […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 2 comments