10 New Things For Your SF Summer Bucket List

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10 New Things For Your SF Summer Bucket List

While this seven square mile city might be small, it packs a punch with the ultimate in summer fun and unique experiences. With stunning scenery, vibrant parks, hip neighborhoods, impressive museums, Victorian architecture and innovative dining options, the City by the Bay checks all the boxes for a dream destination. So pack your layers - unpredictable weather varies from sunshine to a blanket of “Karl the Fog” even during the summer months - lace-up your kicks, and go revel in San Francisco’s beautiful, eclectic spirit...

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Top 8 Gifts for the Traveler to Give or Get

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Top 8 Gifts for the Traveler to Give or Get

It’s time to shop for gifts to give or get for the traveler in your life. As a frequent traveler, I’m often asked about my favorite pieces to pack. Below are items I’m obsessed with that I wouldn’t leave home without. Pick the perfect present for the wanderluster on your list, or treat yourself to something special for your next trip. Enjoy this gift guide and Happy Holidays from A Well Traveled Life!

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Top 8 Essentials for Traveling with Teens

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Top 8 Essentials for Traveling with Teens

Whether in a car or airplane visiting a city or beach, any parent knows that holiday travel can be unpredictable with delays and down time. The goal when traveling with teens is to keep boredom at bay and wanderlust alive. Listed below are items to stash in their backpacks so all survive the travel portion of the trip and enjoy the destination...

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Carry-On Essentials

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Carry-On Essentials

Deciding what to pack in your carry-on for a long flight when you are confined for hours can cause anxiety in the most savvy of travelers. But, being organized and packing for comfort can alleviate travel stress before you take off. When selecting items to take in my carry-on, three categories come to mind: entertainment, comfort, and hydration. (And, as my family loves to remind me, it has to be lightweight enough to carry!) If I pack items that check the boxes for these three categories, I will feel my best when hopping time zones, and step off the plane looking refreshed, and hopefully not like I aged overnight! With long journeys to Europe and the United Kingdom on my summer calendar, I wanted to share a few of my carry-on essentials...

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Top 8 California Weekend Destinations

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Top 8 California Weekend Destinations

For me, long summer weekends evoke memories of the lazy days of summers past. When I was a teen growing up in Southern California, we’d hang out at the beach from morning until night when the last bonfire embers dimmed and we scrambled to find a ride home. The scent of suntan lotion clinging to our skin, sand coating our toes, and promises of “see you tomorrow” floating in the cool air...Now, any summer weekend when I get the chance, I pile my kids, their friends, and our lab Lucy into the family SUV and head to Tahoe. We always have ambitious plans to pack adventure and relaxation into a weekend that magically feels like a long vacation. Summer weekends are about slowing down, making memories, and enjoying the perfect escape...To that end, I have selected eight of my favorite getaways in this glorious Golden State. These choice spots are destinations within easy reach from San Francisco or Los Angeles by car or plane.

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Saks Beauty Favorite Things

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Saks Beauty Favorite Things

As a frequent flyer, I have my trusted beauty products that help me look my best and take of myself while on the road. Items that are lightweight, portable, and versatile. However, every season I hit “refresh” and look for new products that fill my active, on-the-go lifestyle and provide inspiration for my next adventure.

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Top Gifts for the Traveler

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Top Gifts for the Traveler

As a frequent traveler, I’m often asked about my favorite pieces to pack.  And while a packing list is somewhat dictated by the destination, these are a few items I’m obsessed with that I wouldn’t leave home without. As we embrace the holiday season, remember to pick the perfect present for the jetsetter on your list that they can conveniently carry around the world. (Or, perhaps you’ll discover a gift pick that inspires you to plan a trip and GO!) Either way, I invite you to enjoy this gift guide from the perspective of a well traveled life...Happy Holidays!

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10 International Travel Tips For Your Next Trip Abroad

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Sipping a cocktail on the beach in Uruguay, standing atop a glacier in Patagonia, seeing the City of Lights sparkle on a summer evening -- these are some of my favorite travel memories. While I hope you are making plans for your next international trip, before you toss that new bikini and flip-flops into your suitcase, make sure you take care of the practical stuff well in advance. Here are 10 of my international travel tips - honed from my visits to 25 countries and counting - to insure that your next trip abroad is a safe, relaxing and enjoyable one

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MARKET MARVELS: Discovering markets gives a glimpse of local life

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MARKET MARVELS: Discovering markets gives a glimpse of local life

Anytime I travel, I carve out time to visit local markets. It is at these central gathering places that the voices, smells, music, foods, beverages and unique vibe of a place come to life! In addition to London’s famed Borough Market, here is a hand picked selection of notable markets that I have enjoyed on my travels.

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Love The Journey Of Traveling SOLO

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Love The Journey Of Traveling SOLO

It is said that, to “take a solo trip” should be on every woman’s Bucket List. As a mother of three active teens, a supportive wife, caretaker of one needy Labrador, and manager of everything that makes my family of five function; doing anything solo sounds enticing!

But for most of us, traveling alone is easier said than done. While I am lucky to have traveled extensively with my husband and children, with my mother, sisters and friends; taking the leap to go it alone was totally new territory.

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Why I Travel - My Top “Pinch Me” Moments

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Why I Travel - My Top “Pinch Me” Moments

After reading a post about “pinch me” moments by three talented women who travel the world for their careers; I was inspired to share some of my own travel experiences that I have savored and collected over the years. Here are a few of my favorite “Pinch Me” Moments to illuminate why I travel:

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