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Waiting To Cruise? Kill Time Considering New Summer Travel Gear
It’s officially summer travel season which brings anticipation and perhaps a lot of time on our hands as we countdown the days until the cruise. While you wait, consider some new summer travel gear.
Getting To The Ship
Driving to the port of embarkation? Road trip snacks are in order. Let’s be real, your road trip snack list is just as important as your playlist. It’s easy to eat appropriately while you’re at home running on your regular schedule, but we all know cruises bring opportunities that just can’t be passed up. Actually, the road trip to the embarkation port can bring your naughty cravings out as well.
Luckily Bubba’s Fine Foods has created a line of deliciously naughty snacks filled with ingredients that play nice. Here are three recipes to satisfy road trip snack requirement but not fill you up before getting to the buffet.
- Snack Mix-Bubba’s line of savory snack mixes is a REAL food twist on the classic snack mix. Each banana chip, cashew, pecan, mix packs a delicious crunch. Each green, low-sugar banana chip boasts a bold all chip flavor, no ‘nanner. Try each flavor of Savory Original, Righteous Ranch, and Hickory Smoked BBQ to find your favorite.
2. ‘Nana Chips-Toss those greasy potato chips to the side for a flavorful crispy snack of all ‘nana chips. Each bag has the kettle cooked crunch that you know and love but without all the gross ingredients that make you feel weighed down. Between the Not-Cho Nacho, Blazing Buffalo, and Grand Garlic Parm flavors they’ll be a bag for everyone in the car.
3. UnGranola-This mouthwatering mix of UnGranola will keep your stomach craving more. Each mix uses non-GMO coconut flakes, sliced almonds, and pecans. They are then tossed with delightful seasonings like Bourbon Vanilla, Cinn-Ful Apple, and Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt, and slow baked to the perfect crunch. There are no oats to cramp your style. Eat it from the bag or add it as a flavorful topping to your favorite snack.
Bubba’s foods are grain and gluten free, paleo and vegan friendly, Non-GMO and Kosher, with no added sugar, soy, or dairy.
Packing Light
Women on the go need a wardrobe that keeps up with them and Mer-Sea understands the need for a multitasking essential. For your summer cruise, pack light without losing options with a Cotton Tassel Wrap. This one piece can be worn as a wrap, scarf, sarong and dress cover-up. Made in India from lightweight cotton, tassels dress it up just enough to wear by the pool or over a dress.
Unlike many travel wraps that need to be dry cleaned, this wrap is machine washable (preferably in a delicate bag to protect the tassels) but loves to hang-dry. Need a bon voyage gift for a friend? It comes beautifully packaged in a slim cotton bag. This summer, travel well, travel often and travel light with Mer-Sea.
Ladies Can Never Have Enough Bags
Check out the Wild Flower Backpack by Urban Originals. It is the perfect travel companion for the modern woman as it can be utilized as a backpack during the day and transforms into a polished tote with the snap of a few buttons. The sheer practicality of this bag makes it a must have this summer travel season.
On a mission to combine luxury bags with ethical practices, Urban Originals proves that Vegan Leather Bags can be fashion forward to make your feel as good as you look.
Using the finest quality vegan leathers and recycled materials where possible, Urban Originals has taken a stand against animal cruelty and the leather industry’s impact on animals, people and our planet.
From uber practical backpacks and totes to chic and trendy clutches and wallets, Urban Originals has you covered for all your needs. With pricing starting around $50, responsible fashion can be affordable.
Travel Toothbrush
When fine-tuning your Carry-On Luggage Only strategy, we quickly get down to essential travel items and the significant amount of room they take. Pack lighter with a travel toothbrush from Dr. Plotka’s. It saves space within your toiletries bag, but does not sacrifice the quality of your toothbrush. It’s not your average pick out of the travel item section.
Just like Dr. Plotka’s manual toothbrush line, the travel size is embedded with naturally antimicrobial silver to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria build-up on the bristles within 6 hours after brushing! It also contains Flossing Bristles™ that are ultra-thin at the tip to properly reach and brush away food and plaque in normally missed areas. Convenient for travel, the top of the brush folds down into the comfort grip handle.
Here are the key features that make this ordinary product an extraordinary oral health tool:
- Naturally Antimicrobial* Bristles – Infused with silver to naturally eliminate 99.9% of bacteria that grows on the bristles within 6 hours!
- Flossing Bristles™ – Dual-layered bristle structure provides superior cleaning: the inner bristles, thin as a human hair, gently brush away food and plaque in places other brushes miss while the outer thicker bristles ensure complete cleaning of gum and teeth.
- Soft Long-Lasting Polyester Bristles – Get up to one extra month of use thanks to polyester bristles which bend better than the nylon bristles found in most other brushes on the market! (The ADA recommends changing your toothbrush every 3 months. The Doctor Plotka’s brush will last about 4!)
- Dentist Developed – Dr. Ronald Plotka designed this innovative toothbrush as part of his thriving 40+ year Boston-based dental practice.
Look for them on their website www.mouthwatchers.com and on Amazon. Dr. Plotka’s has 5 stars on Amazon and is available with Amazon Prime!
Great Coffee Like At Home, Everywhere
In preparing for an excursion – whether a quick walk off the ship or a long shore excursion, there’s no need to sacrifice the comforts of home. No packing list is complete, without these lightweight, easy-to-pack essentials from Melitta:
· Compromising great coffee for an adventure is a thing of the past. This durable, shatter-resistant Pour-Overis great for the coffee lover on the go. Made out of Tritan™ material, this design allows for gourmet coffee in just minutes, whether from a hotel room or the top of a mountain. $14.99
· Lightweight and easy-to-use, no packing list is complete without the Pour-Over Travel Mug – it makes a great tasting cup of coffee in just two easy steps. Simply place a Melitta filter with coffee in the cone brewer, as it rests atop the travel mug, and pour hot water over the grounds in a swirling motion. Easy-to-clean, too – it’s a cruiser’s delight! MSRP: $9.99
Summer Travel Beauty Brands
Looking for the perfect lip stain for your travels this summer? The Aniise Pro Matte Lip Stains are perfect for you! They glide on effortlessly and keep your lips soft and hydrated. Did we mention they’re kiss proof? With a variety of colors to choose from, you’ll find just the right match for your color and tone making it easy for the girl on the go!
For the germ-free travelers with or without kids, Elyptol hand wipes and sanitizing spray is perfect. Elyptol contains the healing properties of eucalyptus oil combined with naturally sourced pure ethanol to bring you a healthy and eco-friendly way to properly sanitize your skin. These innovative products kill germs and moisturize your hands all in one!
Don’t leave this slim palette behind! Composed of eyeshadows, blush, and highlight this palette has everything you need to complete any look while including good-for-you ingredients! Like all ella+mila products, these palettes are vegan, cruelty-free, PETA certified, do not contain harmful chemicals, and are available in four different goddess shades!
When packing: space is money! Chic2Cheek 3 Tiered Compact — Luscious Lip & Cheek Dual Palettes the all-in-one must-have! Their 3 layered compact is small, convenient (and did I mention adorable) perfect for someone on the go. For quick touch ups throughout the day anywhere. Level one features our signature applicator pad. Level two helps keep you looking fresh and lively with our matching cheek & lip colors. Level three contains an interchangeable, replaceable cushion foundation.
Travel sizes of all of your favorite MooGoo products! Think shampoo, conditioner, face cleanser and moisturizer. These must haves are perfect for carry-on luggage for when you’re on the MOOve! MooGoo is an Australian company with a wide range of natural and gentle products that are made with effective ingredients and no gimmicks. All MooGoo’s products are designed to keep the skin or scalp moist, supple and using high quality, natural ingredients.
The Organic Skin Co’s palettes are the ultimate sustainable makeup stations. Available in 4 or 8 pod configurations, they’re refillable and interchangeable. With a selection of all natural cheek and lip creams, cream eye shadows, concealers, and luminizers to choose from, settling on just a few essential shades may prove difficult!
Dry itchy sunburns while on the move? Soothe your skin with nyl Skincares Rosewater cleanser! The market is flooded with products containing questionable, even harmful ingredients. Nyl Skincare is 100% organic, cruelty-free and vegan ingredients. Leave your face feeling dewy, moisturized, and firm, delivered the natural way!
Discover the LA-based brand that’s the go-to for Charlize Theron and find the caring she does in KINDri’s mantra which is to not only be kind to your skin but the earth as well. Ingredients like organic prickly pear cactus seed oil have multiple anti-aging properties that stimulate collagen and hydrate and plump skin. Experience this cruelty-free brand’s collection of oils, creams, mists and cleansers for skin that thrives from a holistic, desert approach.
Keep It Clean
Whatever your summer travel plans, jumping on a plane, train, bus, or in a car or on a ship, you’ll make sure your devices are nearby. What you don’t want traveling with you are germs. HÄNS Swipe has created a unique solution to ensure that your germ killing cleaner can be easily packed away and never leave your side.
Swipe. Flip. Swipe. Done. HÄNS Swipe is a portable electronic cleaner that boasts epically easy cleaning and lasts hundreds of swipes before needing to be refilled. Each device has a cleaning and polishing side. First clean your device with HÄNS all tech cleaning solution, eliminating the germs that have gathered on your devices including laptops, phones, iPad’s, and anything else that you can swipe. Then flip to the polishing side for a clean shiny finish. The removable and rewrap-able cloth is safe for all screen types.
Not only does the device eliminate germs, sickness, and viruses from traveling with you, it is also a greener option. In the past 5 years alone HÄNS has saved 4.5 million single use wipes from being thrown into the trash. HÄNS Swipe retails for $14.95 and is available for purchase in black for a limited time. To see their line or buye today visit https://hans-swipe.com/.
