Travel light, travel right!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Voltage Information for Travelers

Voltage Valet
Very helpful website when preparing to travel internationally.




Welcome to the world of Voltage Valet, the traveler's choice for dual voltage travel appliances, foreign electricity converters and adaptors, and other travel necessities.

While most people travel to experience the sights and sounds of exotic, far-away lands, they also want to take along some of the comforts of home. Hair dryers, shavers, radios, and other small appliances all make the journey more pleasant, and connecting a computer to stay in touch with home or the office is becoming an important part of modern travel.

This site was created to give the traveler easy access to important information about traveling overseas:

  • What is foreign electricity?
  • How can I use my North American 120 volt appliance?
  • What do I need to use my laptop computer and modem?
  • What are dual voltage appliances?
These answers and more are all here, just click where you want to go. Have a pleasant journey!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Taking a Moment to Pay Tribute


New Memorial Plague on Greenwich Street, right next to the World Trace Center site.




"Dedicated to those who fell and to those who carry on"





"May we never forget" (click to enlarge photo of plaque fire trucks)
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Thursday, September 4, 2008

Go Fast and Light Online Store - Soap Leaves -

This product moves paper soap from the purely utilitarian category to a more aesthetically pleasing one. The soap paper I purchased before worked fine, but the smell was overpoweringly "clean".

Go Fast and Light Online Store - Soap Leaves - Lightweight hand and face soap

Description

Compact Paper Soap leaves - 50 Sheets single use soap in a compact plastic container. 4 scents to choose from. Great for the purse, pack or car!

Soap Leaves come in a plastic dispenser. These are light, work great and smell wonderful. Each 17 gram compact comes with 50 wafer thin soap leaves provide a perfectly measured amount of soap for quick cleanups - just add a dash of water and you are clean and smelling fresh. use! Great for when you go traveling.

Choose from Ocean, Lavender, Green Tea and Rose scents. Just because you are roughing it, doesn't mean you have to smell bad. For less than 10 cents per wash - treat yourself to luxury on the trail.