Holiday Travel Essentials

There is a moment every fall when you think, Is it really worth the time, effort, and money to make it home for the holidays? Should you skip the long lines, the crabby people and the cold weather while attempting to get to mom’s and instead spend your vacation time on a tropical beach sipping margaritas in peaceful solitude? Tempting.

Here are a few key items that will make the schlep a little more comfortable, make the whole undertaking a bit more bearable, and make you all the more thankful when you finally arrive wherever it is you are heading.

| Posted: 04 Jan, 2011 by Rene

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• Lights Out Sleep Mask

  

  The Lights Out puts the lock down on any brightness that might disrupt your beauty sleep. If only it could shut down your never-ending holiday to-do list as well.

  $13 at Magellan's | Buy

  

  | Posted 19 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Travel Pal

  

  It’s going to be a long ride. Nip all of the “Mom, can I have a…?” in the bud and provide your backseat travellers with their gear and goodies within reach.

  $13 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 19 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Samsonite xSpace Carry-On

  

  This sturdy number meets the size requirement for carry-ons and has spinner wheels, perfect for whizzing along as you chase your departing train/bus/plane.

  $180 at Macy's | Buy

  (On sale)

  

  | Posted 18 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Cashmere Travel Wrap

  

  Snuggle down in luxurious cashmere for the flight, then pose as a jet-setting celebrity while you wait at the luggage carousel.

  $275 at White + Warren | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Footzy Rolls Flats

  

  Rollable and foldable flats, perfect for travel or quick changes.

  $30 at Footzy Rolls | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Travel Candle

  

  There’s no smell like home. Make wherever you are smell not like everyone else who has stayed there.

  $6 at The Travel Tin Company | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Bucky Travel Pillow

  

  You might not be able to sleep on the plane, but at least you can rest your neck in compact eco-friendly style.

  $20 at Bucky | Buy

  

  | Posted 16 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Stress Less Hydrating Mist

  

  Your mother is not driving you crazy. Your mother is not driving you crazy. Your mother…

  $9 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 16 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling Headphones

  

  What screaming baby?

  $350 at Crutchfield | Buy

  

  | Posted 16 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Pronto Changing Station

  

  Do not focus on the disgusting bathroom floor; instead, be thankful you can get in and out of there - pronto.

  $30 at Skip Hop | Buy

  

  | Posted 15 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Silicone Travel Kit

  

  Do your part to keep those long travel lines moving.

  $20 at Areaware | Buy

  

  | Posted 15 Nov, 2010 by Rene

• Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer

  

  Kill germs, not your hands, with this non-drying, teeny tiny sanitizer pen.

  $5 at Sephora | Buy

  

  | Posted 10 Nov, 2010 by Rene