Whether it’s an impromptu getaway, or you’re just too crazed to even think about getting your suitcase together before Friday, don’t worry. Half the battle is learning to pack quickly and efficiently, so you can get out the door and on the plane or in the car faster—and calmer. Last December, I found out that [...]
There’s nothing quite like opening up an empty suitcase in preparation for an upcoming trip. All that possibility, adventure and fun, just waiting to happen. However, even the most seasoned travelers aren’t immune from feeling a hint of trepidation when looking back and forth between closet and luggage, wondering exactly how it will all fit! [...]
What can we say, we love travel organization! That’s why we invented a travel system to help you prepare for any journey. A travel system consists of luggage and accessories that meet all of your travel packing needs. With holiday travel around the corner, this guide can help you get organized and pack right. Because [...]
From the lush rolling hills in county Limerick to the snow-capped peaks in county Wicklow to the craggy coastline on the Dingle Peninsula far to the south, the Emerald Isle boast some of the world’s most stunning topography—and some of its most unpredictable weather. No matter what the meteorologists may forecast (its rarely sunny for [...]
There’s something magical about traveling with just the pack on your back, loose plans, and a hunger to see the world. At Eagle Creek, we call this unscripted travel. Other times, for backpacking trips that involve the backcountry a plan is as necessary as a fail-proof (and comfortable!) pack. Having gone on different types of [...]
A vacation with your kids is an amazing experience, but getting there? That’s the challenge. We asked Kristine, our Fiji Trip Sweepstakes Winner and mother of two (with one on the way!) to weigh in on how she successfully manages air travel with her young family. 1. Plan Well. Most airports don’t have supplies for [...]
When my best friends Jennifer Baggett, Holly Corbett and I—aka The Lost Girls—hatched a plan to leave our jobs, apartments and loved ones in New York City in order to embark on a yearlong, 60,000 mile journey around the world, we never expected that most straightforward part would be getting on that plane—and taking off. [...]
Oh traveling. New time zones, late nights, strange food, heat waves and thousands of pyramid steps before you can reunite with your own bed! Seeing the world can be invigorating but it can also take its toll, leaving you feeling drained, or even worse, with a bad case of the sniffles or Montezuma’s Revenge. To [...]
There’s nothing worse than running late for a flight only to end up stuck in a security line bottleneck behind the couple fumbling with the laces on their hiking boots, the first-time flyer emptying change, penny by penny, or the parent too busy talking on the phone to notice their toddler’s jacket zipper is now [...]