Is A Shoe Scanner Coming Soon to an Airport Near You?
Let’s hope the answer to this question is Yes! According to an article in the New American, TSA Will Now Scan Your Shoes at the Airport. Don’t get…
Safety
Keeping Women Safe Through Social Networking
Since safety is a top concern of women travelers, I was honored to be interviewed by a writer for the New York Times for this very topic. Read…
A Great Find! Solo Woman Traveler’s Valet Parking Rate
For safety reasons, I will usually use a hotel’s valet parking service when arriving at a hotel late at night. Otherwise I’ll use the self-parking as the rates…
Cutting down on driving distra … oh, a new email!
Stop me if this sounds familiar: You’re waiting for that important email from the office, or maybe just a text message about where your kids are at. Your…
Carol takes on Travel Safety
Carol offers up her top safety tips in her new video.
Our obsession is comical … is it also unsafe?
Obsession with our mobile phones, that is. Just observe the people around you the next time your flight is getting ready to take off. When the plane door…
Simple Strategies for Safe Travels
I followed a piece of my own advice this week (advice I should always follow, but sometimes do not). I was nearing my hotel in Houston at 11pm,…
Attention all Women Traveling with Laptops
According to an article in LA Weekly, a study commissioned by Dell found that 12,000 laptops are lost each week at U.S. airports. Los Angeles leads the pack…
New Resource: Road ID
A new resource has been posted to Smart Women Travelers under the "Travel-Friendly Clothes, Shoes and Accessories" category focusing on Road ID. Road ID was created on the…
