Tag Archives: packing

Product Review: Lightweight seat pad for hiking (no more wet bum)

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Briar's Travel Beat

It’s no fun hiking with a wet butt, and while my bum might look big from behind, the padding is in all the wrong places when it comes to perching on a rocky ledge, which is why I’m in love … Continue reading →

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Airpocket for plane seat pocket

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Briar's Travel Beat

Ever left something behind in an airline seat pocket? Thankfully, I’ve only ever forgotten a newly-purchased magazine and a packet of tissues (except when I was travelling as an unaccompanied 8 year-old and left my new long-legged rag doll behind, … Continue reading →

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Cruise packing tips – five items that make life on-board more comfortable

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Briar's Travel Beat

I recently travelled aboard Princess Cruises’ Sea Princess on a six-night round-trip from Sydney to Tasmania. (You can read my story on the cruise at Escape.) This was my first ‘big ship’ cruise, though at 2000 passengers, it’s smallish, as … Continue reading →

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