I'm Aly! A former Tourism Officer sharing unique travel itineraries, destination guides and all kinds of packing tips my blog and YouTube channel.
a free travel toolkit, Las Vegas & a contest!
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Hello from Mexico! We’re getting ready for the solar eclipse! While we’re not quite in the path of totality, apparently the eclipse in Puerto Vallarta will be a deep partial (with magnitude 95.6%). Are any of you traveling to Mazatlán or somewhere in the U.S. for the eclipse?! Let me know! Ok - here’s some things you might find useful in today’s email: Access my Free Travel ToolkitI put together my complete collection of travel resources. It’s everything I use & do for travel, from packing tips to finding the best deals to prepping before I leave for a trip - all in one place and completely free. Access all my travel resources & hacks here Las Vegas Things!Spring is the perfect time to head to Vegas…pool season starts, it’s not deathly hot and Formula 1 construction/setup hasn’t started yet. If you’re planning a Vegas trip soon, here are some new blog posts you might find useful:
Check out my latest video on YouTube, all about my stay at Planet Hollywood in Vegas! Contest! Enter to Win $250 for Your Next Hotel StayIn case you missed it, I’ve teamed up with Plannin Travel to give away $250 to use towards booking your next hotel stay. It’s a new hotel booking website that works just like Priceline/Booking/Expedia, but with discounts up to 40% off. How to enter: all you have to do is sign up for a free account and you’re entered to win $250 to use towards your next trip! (contest closes April 15). I’ll also be updating my Plannin profile every time I stay at a hotel that I loved, so you can easily find my recommendations next time you’re planning a trip! Other Packing Tips & Travel Hacks…I’ve recently bought 3 new bags that I’m excited to test out:
All 3 seem very promising so far, with some new features I haven’t seen in other bags. I’ll be reporting back after my trip to Mexico! In the meantime, here’s some new tips I put together: 27 Little-Known Carry-on Tips for Flying (+ space saving packing hacks) This Overlooked Travel Hack is the Key to Saving Money on Hotels That’s all for now, Aly Some of my emails contains affiliate links, meaning if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission. I only share information about things I know, love and trust! |
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I'm Aly! A former Tourism Officer sharing unique travel itineraries, destination guides and all kinds of packing tips my blog and YouTube channel.
Hey friends, I hope you’re well - it’s been about a month, so here’s what’s new! 🧳 Introducing the Jenga Packing Method My latest video dives into the Jenga Packing Method - I had fun coming up with this one, so I hope you’re able to pick up a helpful trick or two from it. A couple of my favorite tips: When using packing cubes, line up your clothes with the width of the cube and fold to size. Use ChatGPT to build a capsule wardrobe! It helped me come up with 9 pieces that turned into 14...
Hi friends! Here’s what’s inside this email: 🔹 Winner announcement – Did you win the $250 hotel credit? 🎉 🔹 The ultimate airport hack 🔹 San Francisco adventures & video series 🔹 Carry-on Update 🔹 An Important Travel tip 🔹 Giveaway alert 🔹 Next email sneak peek 🏆 Are You the Winner? First up, huge congratulations to Durand C., the winner of a $250 Plannin hotel credit! 🎉 Didn’t win this time? No worries—more contests are coming soon! Just make sure you have a Plannin profile (it’s free) so you...
Happy weekend! SETTING THE RUMORS STRAIGHT: For the last few weeks, I’ve been getting so many comments on my luggage videos asking about the ‘new carry-on sizing changes in 2025.’ I was so confused about where these were coming from because I’ve heard nothing of the sort. Turns out, there have been a couple videos floating around that went viral (like, over a million views in a week) that stated that US airlines are now all following a new size for carry-on bags and that old luggage may not...