Kathy’s Travel Tips

Quirky travel tips: order the avocado toast, customize your comfort gear, pack smart backpacks & hats, ditch the laptop, and treasure real heart-captured moments. Happy travels!…
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Kathy Brown
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17 Feb 2026
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Always order the avocado toast—every order is a unique and different experience.

Wear an electric necklace fan. Well, that’s for me; for you it could be something different. Tweak and customize until you’re comfortable. For example, when we go skiing, I have hand warmers in every pocket of my pants and jacket.

Pack this hat. Find something that you will actually wear and use—you’ll last longer throughout your adventures.

Travel in this comfy set. My friend Janet taught me to try on every single thing before you pack, down to the jewelry and shoes. There is no space for creativity or hope that it works inside a suitcase. Your vacation really feels like a vacation when everything is clean, comfortable, and goes together.

Use this backpack. We should own stock in a backpack company with all the versions for all the things. I don’t take a computer—I’m done believing my own lies that I will use it. I bring my tablet so I can watch Edge of Tomorrow for the 27th time. It perfectly drowns out the chatterboxes and crying babies on your flight.

Get one of these hand scales. It will save you the time of weighing yourself, then weighing yourself with your suitcase… 😊

I book my car rentals here with Kamala. Always check if the FBO can get you to the commercial airport in time for your flight. Take this pillow for the flight. Use mineral sunscreen—apply and reapply; it’s always worth it.

Mostly, remember a memory is a picture taken with the heart. We spent the entire day driving around Maui, but my heart leapt when we found Charles Lindbergh’s grave. Real life makes the best vacation moments, not the manufactured ones. We named our dog Lindy after that beautiful moment. Happy travels!

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