Travel Product Reviews

Gearing up for your next big adventure? My travel product reviews are aimed to guide you to the products that will maximize your travel enjoyment. From the latest luggage and travel accessories to WiFi hotspots and more, I provide first hand user reviews you can trust.

  • Travel Tuesday: I Am Now a Buc-ee’s Believer

    Travel Tuesday: I Am Now a Buc-ee’s Believer

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    Kyle Burbank

    Last year, my wife and I took a business trip to Dallas. Along the way, we passed a couple of gas stations that bore a distinctive and adorable beaver mascot and bright yellow background on their signage. For a moment, I thought perhaps the beaver was named “Katy,” although that just happened to be the…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Away Zip Backpack Review

    Travel Tuesday: Away Zip Backpack Review

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    Kyle Burbank

    For years, I’ve sworn by the use of the messenger bag for my travels. Along with full-sized carry-on items, the messenger style was my go-to for a “personal item” that could hold my laptop, a change of clothes, and other items while also serving as a daypack at our destination. Alas, it seems that the…

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  • Travel Tuesday: Brentwood Collapsible Travel Kettle Review

    Travel Tuesday: Brentwood Collapsible Travel Kettle Review

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    Kyle Burbank

    Have you ever discovered a problem you have and then went off in search of a product that might be able to fix it? If so, have you then discovered something that was actually better than you had even envisioned? That’s exactly what happened to me a couple of months ago as I was preparing…

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