I’m a bracelet junkie. I buy and wear lots of them, some occasionally and others until they break or rot. Right now my right arm is home to a Massai-woven bead band I got in Tanzania two years ago; a beaded, twisted, three-strand bracelet a jeweler friend made; a woven friendship-style strap from Ecuador and…
Those of us at a certain age hate to admit we now can’t read the phone book, newspaper, even the screen on our cell phone without putting on the embarrassing magnifying glasses. But hide no more – make those failing eyes a statement with the fun and funky hand-painted glasses from Art 4 the Face,…
In a tightly packed, hockey puck sized bundle, comes a towel that is not only reusable, lightweight, fast drying and surprisingly durable but it’s also biodegradable. When I opened the Lightload Travel Towels package, it was so compressed that I felt like I was tearing apart chunks of cardboard it as I pulled and twisted…
Traveling is fraught with worries. Did I remember my cell phone charger? Will my luggage arrive on time and intact? Security agents confiscated my expensive moisturizer again! Affinia Hotels has added to its guest-friendly reputation by creating new services to help alleviate some of the worries and stress. Their TravelSmart program introduced this month offers…
Nothing from the wine industry goes to waste in Brad Evans’ world. He makes lazy susans from cabernet-stained wine barrel bottoms; serving trays from the barrel tops; votive candle holders and coat racks from the curved barrel slats; trays, tables, storage bins, planters, stools and even dog dish holders from the wooden crates in which…
Who hasn’t come home from a terrific vacation only to find that the travel journal filled with notes, ideas and memories is wet, crumpled, bent, broken, torn or otherwise unreadable and unusable? Never again, thanks to Nomad Journals of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The small company’s journal isn’t just another spiral notebook with a pretty travel…