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June 23, 2017

A Guitar, An ID, A Cigar Case and Bracelets

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 18 Comments/ 1851

What do a guitar, an ID, a cigar case and bracelets have in common? Take a guess. Come on. You know you can figure this one out. Give up? All are items that were left at security in the Cleveland airport this past Sunday. As Continue reading →

September 15, 2014

Traveling? Do’s and Don’ts for Both the Experienced and the Novice Airline Traveler

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel/ 29 Comments/ 3500

I updated my Travel Do’s and Don’ts list to include a few more suggestions. Bottom line –be nice. Nice goes a long way in making a less than wonderful experience tolerable. Continue reading →

October 5, 2013

Travel Do’s and Don’ts

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Travel/ 42 Comments/ 3362

I am a traveling gal and it dawned on me that I could pass some thoughts along today about traveling with ease. Continue reading →

September 30, 2013

Pat Down, Fraud Alert, Jean Jackets, Automatic Toilets and Siri–A Few Things I Encountered Last Week

Beth Ann Chiles/ Comments for a Cause, Family, Humor, Thoughts, Travel, Writing/ 34 Comments/ 2713

A week of travel left me with a couple of stories to tell. Continue reading →

December 22, 2010

Roll Call!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Travel/ Leave a Comment/ 1013

The Christmas travel has begun and as usual—there are always stories and interesting things that happen along the way!!! Last night on our leg from Minneapolis Saint Paul to Dayton we encountered something that I have never had happen before. Finally got a plane, unbeknowst Continue reading →

December 18, 2010

Still have a hard to buy for person? Here’s an idea!!!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Humor, Video/ 2 Comments/ 1124

I laughed and laughed when I watched this video–thanks to Debra who posted it on Facebook—I have enjoyed a full 10 minutes of laughing about this probably! The perfect gift for your frequent flier male on your gift list this year!!! Enjoy! Continue reading →

Beth's bookshelf: read

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users

by Guy Kawasaki

As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...

Old Girls in Low Cotton

by Helen Childress

This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...

The Good Girl

by Mary Kubica

I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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A Guitar, An ID, A Cigar Case and Bracelets

Traveling? Do’s and Don’ts for Both the Experienced and the Novice Airline Traveler

Travel Do’s and Don’ts

Pat Down, Fraud Alert, Jean Jackets, Automatic Toilets and Siri–A Few Things I Encountered Last Week

Roll Call!

Still have a hard to buy for person? Here’s an idea!!!

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