A review of the VingardeValise Wine Suitcase…
Traveling with wine doesn't always easily pair, at least it didn't before the VingardeValise wine suitcase. See Carpe Travel's review of the VingardeValise wine suitcase.
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Redefining Traveling with Booster Seats: Mifold Grab and Go Booster Seat Review
Several years ago, I saw a video for a start-up company for a product they dubbed as “the most advanced, compact and portable booster seats – EVER”. At the time both my girls were still in booster seats so...
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Redefining dinner and movie
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Alamo Drafthouse. The opinions and text are all mine. A movie theater is a movie theater, is a movie theater. Or rather it used to be. Going to...
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The MUST HAVE purse for women in the digital age
Welcome to Carpe Travel’s video product review of the Elektronista Digital Cross Body Purse and Clutch by Knomo. I’ve been carrying this purse around for the last few months and have to say it’s one of the first purses...
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Check-In: Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu
Luxury, seclusion, nature at its finest – all on Oahu’s fabled North Shore Aloha! On our first trip to the Hawaiian Islands we visited both the island of Oahu and the Big Island. Prior to our visit The Husband...
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The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers
Some of the best holiday presents don’t come wrapped in pretty paper and topped with a bow. Instead, they inspire memories to last a lifetime. So, forget the golf simulator, skip the cashmere sweater, and consider the gift of...
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Check-In: Cheyenne Mountain Resort
A Perfect Colorado Resort Getaway This summer Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs celebrated its 43rd anniversary. Any resort that has survived more than four decades has to be doing something right. When I was invited to visit this...
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Lighten your summer packing by adding more magazines?
Meet the Netflix for magazines… I’ll admit it, I’m a magazine junkie…and I hate paying for subscriptions. So I don’t. Instead I grab the latest copy at the newsstand or ask for subscriptions from Santa. He usually delivers. I’m...
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Check-in: The Craftsman Inn
A Charming Napa Valley Bed and Breakfast in Calistoga The Craftsman Inn is one of the top rated Calistoga bed and breakfast, and for good reason. This upscale bed and breakfast occupies a restored 1910 Craftsman house in downtown...
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Powder Steering: Learning to drive a snowcat
Forget carving the slopes on skis, try sculpting the snow with a snowcat. The power and the speed made my heart race, 10 miles per hour never felt so fast. I pulled the two control leavers to slowly bring...
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Check-In: The Grand Lodge in Crested Butte, Colorado
Value Luxury at its Finest On a trip to Crested Butte, Colorado last week my family and I spent a few nights at The Grand Lodge. Have you stayed at this hotel in Crested Butte before? What was your...
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Top 9 Fitness Apps to Help You Stay Fit While Traveling
Creating and sticking with a fitness routine is one thing, it’s a completely different thing when you’re traveling. I’ve tried it. Hitting the hotel gym for an hour, running alongside the beach, trying to find a safe yet interesting...
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Best Gifts for Travelers: 2015 Gift Guide
I’ve been making the list, checked it twice and now it’s time for you to determine how naughty or nice the traveler is in your life. This past year I’ve been noting some of the best gifts for travelers...
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Check In: Sheraton Steamboat Resort
Squeals came from my kids as they ran through the door into our hotel room at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort. I don’t know what it is about my kids and hotel rooms but the idea of a sofa sleeper...
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Road Trip! Test driving the Subaru Legacy
This summer was filled with one road trip after another. My car has a taken quite the beating and is in serious need of some detailing thanks to all the miles…and goldfish crackers in the backseat. When Subaru contacted...
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Top Hot Springs in Colorado
Colorado is a hot springs lovers’ paradise with countless options to choose from. No two hot springs in Colorado are the same. Yet, they all provide you the opportunity to share in one of Colorado’s most unique experiences –...
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DIY Self-Defense for Travelers. Tips from a Survival-Savvy Green Beret.
Multi-purpose items for travelers are like peanut butter is to jelly. Things so common they’re often overlooked and just “assumed”. A black skirt that can be worn casually during the day but dressed up for evening-wear; a suitcase doubling...
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Check-In: Review of The Arizona Grand Resort and Spa
After our stay at The Arizona Grand Resort and Spa it is clear to see why the resort has received what seems like an endless number of awards and accolades. From being named the regions only AAA Four Diamond...
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11 of the Best Road Trip Apps
How many apps do you have on your phone? Do you use them all? I did a little test on our recent road trip to see which road trip apps we would use – really use – and which...
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To Tip or Not to Tip? Tipping Etiquette Guide For International Travelers
To tip or not to tip? That was – and is – the question whenever we travel internationally. How much is expected? Are you even supposed to tip? Knowing the tipping etiquette when you travel is something I have...
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