Recent hand luggage restrictions have made it even more difficult to ensure comfort and cleanliness during your flight. As many cosmetics are now banned from being taken on-board the benefits of being able to freshen up and maintain a healthy beauty regime for ladies on the go is a lot harder to achieve. Here we take a look at useful products on the market which are permitted … [Read more...]
Motel/Hotel Hell – The Quest for Perfect Lodging
My four-year-old looked down at the carpet as we entered the motel room. “Mommy,” she said knowingly, “This is the kind of motel we keep our shoes on, right?” We were on the adventure of a life time, a road trip across Canada. On that particular day, we found ourselves in Northern Ontario. God's country really. Beautiful wilderness and a never-ending journey around the rocky … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Save Money on Airfare
The skyrocketing price of gasoline is causing airfares to rise almost weekly and sales are being offered less often. Still, you don't have to stay close to home this summer. Airfare deals are still available if you know where to look. Here are a few tips: Book early Despite what you read in the press, the best airfares almost always go to those travelers who can book … [Read more...]
London for Moms
Sure, there are the smoky temptations of Leicester Square and Mayfair clubbing nights, but what about tourists with families? Surely your two-year-old can’t pull off a fake ID and try to look 18. But that’s the beauty of the capital this summer—there’s so much family fun waiting for you traveling folk! Whether it’s a 6 hour flight or a staycation, London has it … [Read more...]
Planning Your Honeymoon: Make sure your dream vacation doesn’t turn into a nightmare.
Setting off on your honeymoon should be the least stressful part of getting married, but for some couples it can be the start of a terrible holiday! After weeks of stressful wedding planning and barely seeing each other, most couples would be glad for the chance to spend a week or two completely alone on their honeymoon, and look forward to getting away from it all. … [Read more...]
Dispatches from Japan
Here at Imperfect Women, we’re always trying to expand our horizons. Today we expand them all the way to the Land of the Rising Sun: Japan. Guest blogger imperfect_husband gives us some impressions of his recent travel to Japan. Dispatches from Japan By Imperfect_husband Japan is an interesting country. My overall impressions are that it is very clean, the people are … [Read more...]
Where Would You Go?
If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose to go and why? … [Read more...]
Stupid but Lucky- Tales of an American Tourist
Written by Lily About 12 years ago, a friend of mine and I went on a cruise with a group from work. A coworker got a deal that was too good for us to pass up. We were going down to the Mayan ruins in Tulumn and the island of Cozumel in Mexico before heading out to the Caribbean islands. I love to go places and try to get a taste of different cultures. The culture shock is … [Read more...]
Southwest Flight Attendant “Rap”
For all you weary travelers: this will put a smile on your face. … [Read more...]
Safe or Sexist?
Written by Jasmin Before coming to Spain, the administrators at school and students who had already been abroad stressed safety. They said the usual spiel: don’t travel alone, be aware of your surroundings, be smart about drinking. Of course I planned to take all this information to heart; I had never been outside North America. However, once I got here, I realized that … [Read more...]