Practical Hacks

Links roundup – endless winter edition

Kevin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:29 +0000

This has been a winter that started early, was instantly cold and cruel, and hasn’t let up one bit since. No January thaw, none of those freakishly warm, 60° days in February, no relief whatsoever. In the last week or two I’ve seen a couple of robins and heard the eerie wail of the Sandhill [...]

I cave and buy a wheelie for our Italy trip

Kevin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:28 +0000

As a few of you know, we’re planning for a 9 day trip to Italy in June. I’ve spent a fair amount of time thinking about packing strategies and what bags to use. Early on I decided to bring some sort of daypack for my onboard stuff, and spent most of the time debating which [...]

300, er, 500 instant points for completing a Priority Club survey(s)

Kevin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:54:51 +0000

(via Lucky at the One Mile at a Time blog) – I just completed the survey and the 300 points posted immediately; take the survey Edit: 2 more, each worth 100 points: CLICK HERE CLICK HERE 300

Virgin America U.S. fare sale

Kevin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:29:24 +0000

See below; CLICK HERE

Looking for travel pants recommendations…

Kevin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:38 +0000

Lately I’ve been experimenting with a pair of TravelSmith men’s “8 days a week” microfiber travel slacks and have been quite happy with them, but thought I’d tap into the community for recommendations on lightweight, wrinkle resistant slacks. Any ideas? Here’s a description of the TravelSmith slacks from the TS site: Pants that Travel 8 Days a [...]