Travel Light and Chic [Spiral-bound]

Beverly Mile (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 22, 1998

This guidebook provides the woman traveler with the opportunity to travel lightly using only a carry-on bag and look chic while doing so. It provides the reader with helpful hints and packing suggestions for assembling a carry-on wardrobe for various parts of the world during various seasons and offers other tips and ideas for the vacationer who wishes to travel lightly.

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From the Author

Having observed the unnecessary amount of luggage that fellow travelers cart along with them -- as well as the stress and time constraints involved in checking in the luggage and collecting same - I decided to write a guidebook for women who wish to embark on a one- or two-week trip without the burden of transporting large pieces of luggage, yet still look well-groomed and chic. This guidebook provides wardrobe suggestions for various parts of the world which will fit into a carry-on bag, as well as other travel tips and suggestions.

About the Author

Beverly Mile was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has lived in New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, Bermuda, Virginia and California. She has traveled extensively through- out Europe, Asia, Africa, Mexico and the United States. Her hobbies - in addition to travel - include reading, walking, listening to Latin music and opera, photography, painting and avidly studying the Spanish language. Although she has a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration (with a Minor in Spanish), Beverly's first love is writing. She is presently working on a historical novel which occurs during the onset of the Mexican Revolution and incorporates the Spanish language. Beverly currently resides in Florida with her husband and three pet parrots.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 90 pages
• Publisher: Mile Publications; 1 edition (May 22, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 0966418700
• ISBN-13: 978-0966418705
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,957,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very badly written author's personal packing list., July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel Light and Chic (Spiral-bound)

This is such a badly written book that I'm returning it. Even if the reader can discount the irritating and prolific use of exclamation marks (something my English grammar teachers taught me were a sign of bad writing), poor grammar and spelling and clearly non-existent proof-reading, the actual content does not live up to the promise of the title, and does not take into account individual differences of potential readers. $15 is too much to pay for a copy of someone else's. packing list. The four-page chapter on the same topic in "Looking Good" by Nancy Nix-Rice is much better value and more easily individualised.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to eliminate packing that difficult kitchen sink!, August 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel Light and Chic (Spiral-bound)

I found the author's travel advice for packing light very helpful and right on target. I took a trip to Florida recently and followed the suggested packing advice and had no trouble reducing the amount of luggage to one manageable carry-on bag. I will be sharing this handy travel guide with my daughter, who will be preparing for her honeymoon in Europe soon. This book helps all of us who tend to pack everything - and the kitchen sink!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste!, August 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel Light and Chic (Spiral-bound)

I wish I had seen some of the reviews before I bought this book a couple of years ago. I get mad every time I see it in a "search results" list. It is poorly written, badly edited and has very little useful information. But it has made me think that perhaps I could write a packing book...