2024 January Product Roundup
Welcome to 2024!! I’m so excited for this year, and can’t wait to continue to share my love for travel with you all. One thing that won’t change is our monthly product roundups. We love working with fabulous companies and sharing their products with you. Cheers to an amazing year. Enjoy our 2024 January Product Roundup!
Pepper Pong
WHY TRAVELERS WILL LOVE THEM
I love how easy it is to bring this fun game anywhere. With a 10-second setup on any flat-ish surface, the game locations are endless. We’ve used it on the boat, the kitchen island, a picnic table, and on a road trip.
So, is it a game for everyone? Described by many as a mash-up of pong & pickleball, everyone learns quickly, while experts are challenged to master the strategy of this spicy new game.
WHAT PRODUCTS DO WE LOVE?
Pepper Pong Full Set
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE SET?
Mullets (aka “paddles”) x4
The Mullets aren’t just paddles; they’re the heartbeat of Pepper Pong. Think pickleball meets ping pong in shapely design, with a generous oversized “sweet spot” making every hit resonate. Crafted for extended rallies and competitive matches spanning skill levels, their soft foam surface pairs seamlessly with the Peppers, offering silent yet spirited matches.
Balls (3 distinct speeds) x3
These aren’t your typical balls; they’re the secret sauce that sets this sport apart. Customize your game with varying speeds & bounce, thanks to their unique design. Soft, foamy, and crafted to let air flow, they promise a silent rally.
Fence (aka “net”)
The Fence is the unsung hero of Pepper Pong. Forget those flimsy nets and pesky clamps. This stand-alone marvel stands tall and proud, always battle-ready. No droopiness here; just sheer determination. And when the game’s done? It packs up tidily, no fuss. But here’s the kicker: Five seconds to set up, or it’s on the house.
Travel Bag
This isn’t just a bag—it’s a vault of joy, a trove of thrills. It snugly carries the Mullets, Peppers, and that stellar Fence. Compact yet spacious, it’s designed for the player on-the-go. Every tug of the zipper reveals another layer of adventure.
GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
Cork Pops Wine Bag
WHY TRAVELERS WILL LOVE THEM
With these colorful and fun wine bags you take your wine with you…wherever you go. We love to use this when we go on the boat for a sunset sail. Machine washable neoprene is tough and protects against, spills, splashes, bumps, and drops, it is the perfect tote for your favorite wine or other libation. It’s a great wine bag to throw in your carry-on because it lays flat when not in use. Going to a dinner party? You can safely carry the wine there and then leave the bag as a hostess gift. Even better…they can personalize the totes.
WHAT PRODUCT DO WE LOVE?
Neoprene Wine Bag
GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
City Bonfires
WHY TRAVELERS WILL LOVE THEM
One of the things we love to do while while at the lake is make a fire and enjoy some delicious s’mores. However, at the end of a long day we are sometimes so tired that we just don’t have the energy to set one up. City Bonfires takes all the work out of it by giving you a campfire at your fingertips.
WHAT PRODUCTS DO WE LOVE?
Mini S’mores Kit
This mini marvel offers a delightful experience, creating up to 10 mini s’mores that’ll melt your heart. Each kit includes a handmade, hand-poured Mini Indoor City Bonfire® that’s ready to light up your indoor adventures.
This would be a fantastic idea to use with your Elf on the Shelf during the holidays.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE KIT?
1 Mini Indoor City Bonfire
S’mores Kit (ingredients for 10 mini S’mores)
Honey Maid Lil’ Squares (1.06 oz)
Mini Chocolate Bits (1 oz)
Mini Marshmallows (.5 oz)
4 Toasting Sticks
HAVE WE TRIED ANY OTHER PRODUCTS?
A few years ago we tried out their S’mores Night Pack. Check out our review here!
GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
Xplorer Maps
WHY TRAVELERS WILL LOVE THEM
One of the best things about returning home from traveling is looking back and reminiscing on the memories you made. I love to have an item that brings a location back to mind. Xplorer Maps has a unique way to help you do this every day. They create beautiful products using maps to remind you of special places. These make perfect gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, engagements, housewarmings…and much more! They can be a go-to when looking for a gift with a personal touch.
WHAT PRODUCTS DO WE LOVE?
Boston Map Canvas Tote Bag
When exploring, it requires some toting – consider doing it in style with their Xplorer Maps reusable canvas tote bags. Generously sized at 18″ wide by 15″ tall, they’ll pack enough for a day at the beach or a trip to the grocery store. Goodbye single-use plastic bags – now can take your favorite place with you again and again.
I love this tote bag and have been bringing it everywhere from the farmers market, the boat, and the library. It’s a stunning bag and is made of well-made sturdy material. The colors are vibrant and have so many well known Boston locations on it. It has quickly become a favorite bag.
GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
Wash Yo Self
WHY TRAVELERS WILL LOVE THEM
We’ve all been in the position where we’ve had a great workout but then have no time to take a shower before you go on with your day. Wash Yo Self has decided to help all athletes from professional to beginner. They wanted to put together the best ingredients in one package to leave everyone feeling refreshed and clean after every workout.
WHAT PRODUCTS DO WE LOVE?
Post-Workout Face & Body Wipes
I love to use these after the gym when I need to run errands afterwards. I get sweaty and then I am constantly touching my face. However, my hands have touched so many pieces of gym equipment that I am so grossed out. These wipes are great to use as soon as I get in the car. They help me feel put-together and clean. I have also loaded my daughter’s workout bag with them to use after soccer practices.
These wipes are made with aloe vera and witch hazel extract to give you a clean, cool, refreshing boost after your workout or game. I love that they are individually wrapped…perfect for travel.
WHERE CAN YOU USE THEM?
The gym
On the plane
After a hike
At the beach
After any adventure
GIVE THEM A FOLLOW!
Now let me show you some books on my nightstand. I can’t wait to dive into these this winter.
By: Becky Libourel Diamond
The American Gilded Age (1868 to 1900) and its extreme extravagance continue to be a source of wonder and fascination, particularly for foodies.
The Gilded Age Cookbook transports the reader back in time to lavish banquet tables set with snow-white linen tablecloths, delicate china, and sparkling crystal glasses. Cuisine featuring rich soups, juicy roasts, and luscious desserts come to life through historic images and artistic photography. Gilded Age details and entertaining stories of celebrities from the era—the Vanderbilts, Astors, Goelets, and Rockefellers—are melded with historic menus and recipes updated for modern kitchens.
Give her a follow!
Lights, Camera, Snacktion! Whether you’re streaming an AFI classic or classically bad movie, munchies are a must-have. This unique cookbook offers 50 different snack board ideas, from timeless cheese boards and charcuterie to candy platters and cocktail pairings, all themed around iconic movies. With gorgeous flat-lay photographs, this book outlines everything you need to create cheesy cinematic pairings (and even cheesier puns) like:
May the Fromage Be with You (Star Wars)
Draw Me Like One of Your French Gruyères (Titanic)
I’ll Harvarti What She’s Having (When Harry Met Sally)
Quesoblanca (Casablanca)
Brie-king Dawn (Twilight)
Roquefort Horror Picture Show (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
By: Pauline Parry
In a quaint English market town in the 1980s, Pauline Parry finds herself a divorced mother of two small children. A chance encounter leads her to a new life, one that begins in the most unlikely of places – a flat above a restaurant. There, she soon realizes her true calling as a culinary explorer, ready to embrace a passion for food that will guide her for life. But cooking isn’t the only passion that Pauline discovers. As her professional rise takes her from Michelin-starred castle restaurants to California’s famed Napa Valley, she’s joined on the journey by Dennis, a handsome craftsman and confirmed bachelor – that is, until he meets Pauline. My Culinary Love Story charts Dennis and Pauline’s journey through fabulous restaurants, beautiful destinations and delectable culinary experiences. At every stage, Pauline’s story is peppered with mouth-watering recipes capturing meaningful moments as she grows as a woman, mother, chef and wife. Pauline’s irrepressible love of life, food and fun will lead her to start Good Gracious! Events in Los Angeles, one of the nation’s premier catering firms, with a wall filled with awards for innovative cuisine and presentation. In My Culinary Love Story, she shares her romance, her wisdom and her infectious determination to savor whatever adventure comes next in a beautifully illustrated memoir and cookbook.
By : Meg Stafford
Award-winning memoirist Meg Stafford has an adventurous spirit, and this time she takes us along for the ride. When her daughters venture into terra incognita—one of them meditating in the Himalayas and the other negotiating with the Colombian military—Stafford decides to go too. In the process, she reflects on her own lifetime of wanderlust and what it means for a parent to love and to let go. Generous, insightful, and deeply funny, Stafford is the ideal tour guide for a journey as big as the world and as intimate as the human heart.
By: Mark E. Scott
If all goes according to plan, tonight will be Jack Current’s last. The young engineer is at the end of his emotional rope and plans to take his own life. But first, a bar crawl through his downtown Cincinnati neighborhood is in order.
Accompanying him during his final hours is a dollar store notebook. The Drunk Log. In it, he documents the evening, ruminates on his existence and remembers his 7-year-old nephew, who died exactly a year earlier. It is a loss for which Jack feels responsible—a lapse in judgement for which there is no forgiveness. Buckling under the weight of oppressive guilt, Jack plans to jump off the scenic suspension bridge spanning the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky.
Drunk Log, is a darkly humorous, deeply introspective exploration into one man’s attempt to find peace in the face of unrelenting pain. Told with a fast clip, the entire book covers about 8 hours and deftly avoids becoming an ominous dirge through relatable—and flawed—characters, unexpectedly funny situations, a budding romance and the wobbly balancing act of a man who must remain sober enough to write in his journal and finish what he started, but drunk enough to jump off a bridge.
By: Mark E. Scott
First Date, Book Two, the continuation of Drunk Log: It was a dark and snowy night, and Jack and Aria should have been dead. Instead, they find themselves shivering on a riverbank, having survived a fall from the bridge into the currents and debris of the Ohio River. Lucky enough to slam into an anchored barge, they emerge from the water stunned, bruised and still somewhat drunk. Now they must work their way through the muck of the riverside to solid ground. Fully intent on ending it all just minutes before, Jack finds himself clinging to Aria for dear life—a life he feels just might be worth living after all.
Follow Jack and Aria through the next eight hours of their story—hours harrowing, ludicrous and poignant—as they grapple with law enforcement, EMTs, firemen, and the medical system. Confronted by an over-zealous sheriff’s deputy, the formidable Nurse Rita, and a drunken priest with anger management issues, they are forced to navigate the immediate aftermath of their bifurcated bar crawl through a blizzard.
First Date is a story of individuals haunted by suicide, remorse and unanswered questions: questions whose answers are not to be found in the bottom of a bottle. Secrets are revealed and souls are bared, but answers are still elusive. For now, they only have each other, a notebook and a teddy bear.
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