Travel Accessories
Travelpro Maxlite 5 Carry-On Review: Months of Flights and Cruises
A plain-spoken, long-term report from a 79-year-old traveler who has rolled this bag through airports, train stations, and cruise ships for two years.
My grandmother's suitcase broke in the middle of a train station. It took her years to give it up. It took me less.
A plain-spoken, long-term report from a 79-year-old traveler who has rolled this bag through airports, train stations, and cruise ships for two years.
A practical, honest comparison from a 79-year-old traveler who has used the Travelpro Maxlite 5 for two years and tested the Rockland Melbourne side by side.
Practical, honest notes for travelers in their 60s, 70s and 80s, from a 79-year-old who wheels a Travelpro Maxlite 5 through airports a dozen trips a year.
My grandmother's suitcase broke in the middle of a train station. It took her years to give it up. It took me less.
A week of clothes, toiletries, and room to spare, packed the way I actually do it at 79.
An honest, plain-spoken review of the Travelpro Maxlite 5 carry-on from a 79-year-old traveler who has used it for two years and a dozen trips. Who it is for, who should skip it, and what nobody tells you.
Eighteen months with the BCOZZY chin-support pillow: how it held up on Denver flights, a river cruise with my sister June, and one very long train ride.
A practical, honest comparison from a 79-year-old traveler who has flown with both shapes.
Ten honest reasons a BCOZZY chin support travel pillow earns its place on long flights, and the traveler who should skip it.
Loretta Haines, 79, on the red-eye to Denver where a chin-support travel pillow finally kept her head up all night. Honest notes for travelers in their 60s, 70s and 80s.
Practical, honest notes from a 79-year-old traveler who finally found a pillow that keeps her head from dropping.
Eighteen months of flights with the BCOZZY chin-support pillow, including the honest parts nobody puts in the product photos.
Two seasons of real travel, from a river cruise in Europe to flights out of Greenville. An honest long-term review of the Travelon Anti-Theft Classic Messenger Bag.
A plain-spoken side-by-side from a 79-year-old traveler who carried both on real trips. The short answer: it depends on what you carry and where you are going.
Practical, honest notes for travelers in their 60s, 70s and 80s from a 79-year-old who has carried this bag across Europe.
A crowded market abroad taught Loretta Haines that her old purse was a target. Here is how she picked a Travelon anti-theft bag instead.
Five habits that kept my passport, phone, and cash safe through a dozen crowded trips, plus the bag that makes them easy.
The honest version of a popular anti-theft bag: what works, what annoys, and what I'd tell a friend before she buys.
A year of trips with these cubes, from a 79 year old who packs light and hates digging through a suitcase.
A side-by-side test from a 79-year-old traveler with arthritic hands.
Practical, honest notes for travelers in their 60s, 70s and 80s, from a 79-year-old who learned the hard way in airports, train stations and cruise terminals.
A plain-spoken story about packing cubes, hotel drawers, and the small joy of knowing exactly where your socks are.
A plain-spoken method for fitting a week of cruise clothes into one carry-on, using BAGAIL packing cubes, a little discipline, and zero wasted space.
A year of trips with the BAGAIL 8 Set Packing Cubes, including the things the product photos don't tell you.
A year of flights, cruises and car trips with the INIU 10000mAh portable charger. Honest notes from a 79-year-old traveler who used to rely on wall outlets.
Two power banks, one honest answer from a traveler who has carried both for a year.
Ten practical reasons a small portable charger earns its place in every travel bag, from a traveler who learned the hard way.
A dead phone on a Norwegian dock taught me to never travel without a charger. Honest notes from a year with the INIU 10000mAh.
Practical, honest notes for travelers in their 60s, 70s and 80s who are tired of watching their phone die at the worst possible moment.
One year, six flights, two cruises, and one dead phone in a foreign city. What the INIU 10000mAh portable charger is really like when you are 79 and your hands are tired.
A plain-spoken, long-term report from a 79-year-old traveler who has rolled this bag through airports, train stations, and cruise ships for two years.
An honest, plain-spoken review of the Travelpro Maxlite 5 carry-on from a 79-year-old traveler who has used it for two years and a dozen trips. Who it is for, who should skip it, and what nobody tells you.
Eighteen months with the BCOZZY chin-support pillow: how it held up on Denver flights, a river cruise with my sister June, and one very long train ride.
Eighteen months of flights with the BCOZZY chin-support pillow, including the honest parts nobody puts in the product photos.
Two seasons of real travel, from a river cruise in Europe to flights out of Greenville. An honest long-term review of the Travelon Anti-Theft Classic Messenger Bag.
The honest version of a popular anti-theft bag: what works, what annoys, and what I'd tell a friend before she buys.
A year of trips with these cubes, from a 79 year old who packs light and hates digging through a suitcase.
A year of trips with the BAGAIL 8 Set Packing Cubes, including the things the product photos don't tell you.
A year of flights, cruises and car trips with the INIU 10000mAh portable charger. Honest notes from a 79-year-old traveler who used to rely on wall outlets.
One year, six flights, two cruises, and one dead phone in a foreign city. What the INIU 10000mAh portable charger is really like when you are 79 and your hands are tired.