Best Travel Gadget Gift Review - Audio Interview

Packing light... isn't that what we always start out to do when packing for a trip? Who wants to lug one more ounce through airports, up an elevator or down escalators than is necessary?

Now... I know you all are aware that using travel items for double duty is an absolute must.  What if I told you I found the coolest new travel item I have ever used? Call me boastful, but really... this is very cool.

This little item is useful for men, women or children. Curious?  Let me give you a few instances this little item can be used for while traveling.  Make no mistake... this item can be used for a ton of other uses... some you may think of yourself, but I am strictly going to focus on travel. 

For Women: 

1. Nice blanket for the airplane - an you know it is clean!
2. If it's warm on the plan, use it to cover the seat. It will help you feel cooler.
3. Use if for a pretty, soft and flowing shawl in the evenings. It comes in a large array of fashionable colors
4. Use if for a beach towel... you can lay it on the sand and the sand doesn't stick
5. Cover your legs when lounging on the deck of a cruise ship or beach front cabin... it has better sun blocking properties than most sunblocks and doesn't it doesn't sweat off.
6. You can wash and dry it for years and the colors will not fade.
7. Use at the gym... no more stinky, sweaty or mildewed towels for you! It contains X-Static Silver Fiber, which kills hundreds of odor causing bacteria and fungus, and unlike other antimicrobial treatments, it's permanent, and completely natural.
8. This company also sells a sheet and pillowcase cover in the same material but with a very smooth hand. It keeps your skin dry when you sweat.... I paused for a few seconds when I read that the first time. Women of Boomer Age... It keeps your skin dry when you sweat. 
   

• It really works! I have been using it for weeks. We are at 118 degrees and 75-80% humidity... plus I am a Baby Boomer.  I love this product!
  
  

This towel will make the best gift.... and they embroider beautifully.  What a wonderful, personalized gift for all your girl friends!  I can think of some very cute quotes to have embroidered on these for my 'pausal friends. 

For Men:

1. The best and only golf towel you will ever need
2. You will only need 1/3 of the space in your RV or boat for towel storage.
3. Are you a jogger? See Womens reason #7... enough said.
4. Throw this on your leather chair in the summer... no more greasy sweat stains on your expensive furniture.
5. Need a towel and a sheet to carry in your backpack for camping... this little guy does double duty and you will hardly know it's in the pack.

For The Kids:

1. Swim Towel - It comes in a variety of sizes
2. Baby Bath Towel
   
3. See Womens reason #7...think of the towels you find in backpacks. :(
4. Baby beds, bassinets, swings and car seats... they use an all natural material to make them antimicrobial.
5. Any child playing a sport... swimming, football, track, basketball... golf... tennis........track...... any sport!
   

Are you ready to learn what this miracle product is?  Here is the story:

Leslie Hanes contacted me several weeks ago and asked me to check out her website. She wanted me to let my readers know about these great new Wicking Sport and Travel Towels her company manufactures.  

I looked around the website - www.DiscoveryTrekking.com - and thought she had some very nice looking products. I was particularly interested in the - keeping dry when sweating - idea and particularly interested in the sheets and pillow case.

I called Leslie and we talked for quite a while, her story about this new material is very interesting. Then she offered to send me a sample to review for my travel website.  Well... when it came in the mail, I thought she had just sent a small towel or sample piece of fabric.  The box was very small and very, very lite. 

Imagine the surprised look on my face when the sample turned out to be a full size towel.  I mean... It's as big as a beach towel, and the color she sent is a deep, rich eggplant.  I have already used if for a shawl in the movie theater and for a light cover up when the air conditioning gets a bit drafty.  

I called her back and we had a nice talk about this product that I have recorded. We talk about every idea we could come with to use this towel for... and I even gave her a new use she hadn't thought of yet.  

Listen in by clicking here:  Interview with Leslie Hanes 

Discovery Trekking Outfitters Ltd.  

www.discoverytrekking.com

or

www.wickingtowel.com

250-286-6577 

Mosaic Craft as Art - Artist Living His Dream In Rosarito Mexico

South of the Border travel is always fun. Great food... including sea food, frosty drinks made with tropical fruits and good liquor and my favorite... Shopping!

We were not disappointed with the shopping district in Rosarito, Baja, Mexico. Store after store are filled with custom iron, blown glass, talavera tile and my favorite... independent crafters.

We strayed of the main path and followed signs up the stairs to an out of the way shop.  Mario Rodriquez met us at the door with a smile, a hearty greeting (in English) and  then began instantly with a torrent of explanations about his work.

Here is a guy who uses the stuff that others are throwing away to make his craft.  This town is filled with tile and pottery stores, which leads to a ton of breakage.

Every shop owner piles these shards of ceramic "junk" into a box and Mario makes a weekly trek to pick up his supply of  "craft supplies". He takes these bits and pieces of color and works his magic making beautiful mosaics to sell in his little shop. He is so into the entrepreneurial spirit that he welcomes custom orders.

 

His business name is Baja's Mosaic Spot and he describes his wok as - "A very unique twist of mosaic art... anything your heart desires we will do!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course... I had to purchase a few items, I mean a girl has to support the arts doesn't she? 

The sun is cut out of wood with a jig saw, and painted with black acrylic paint.

The mosaic shards are grouted with cobalt blue grout and the sun face in the center is painted by hand. 

 

 

This mask isn't as scary in life as it is in this photo.  The base of the mask is a broken roof tile, which always has a hole to attach to the roof, thus leaving a great place for Mario to attach a hanger.

The colors are so vibrant and the use of black grout really sets them off. The pattern used for the eyes is actually a very common tile pattern found in Rosarito tile shops. 

I had a wonderful shopping excursion in Rosarito, Baja, Mexico... can you tell?

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Puerto Nuevo Baja Mexico - Lobster Dining 2

Restaurant Puerto Nuevo Two, Baja, Mexico.

Since this group was vacationing in a condo nearby we couldn't help ourselves. The call of Lobster was too loud.

Restaurant number one was closed on Sunday... so we went to their sister site next door. The food was equally as good as the other restaurant, but the atmosphere is not quite the same. It is very nice, but not as much fun as the original.



Hand written menu posted outside guarantees that the same menu is available, but the meal includes a soup or salad and a margarita. The price was a few dollars more... well worth the extra expense.










This may look like a margarita, but it's actually a michelada

The weather was warm, and a cold beer is always good with Mexican style food. A michelada added a different twist to a regular beer and so cold we all got a short headache.

The cool drink is made with beer and lemon and/or lime and salt. Some other ingredients are often added as well.








I think the waiters have too much time on their hands!

With the bill comes these cute little mice scooting across the table. Made with napkins, limes and antenna from lobsters.







You can see the little lime hiding under this little mouse.

A website has instructions to make something similar for your next party.

Marble Mouse