Get Free Travel Gear By Testing It on the Road for Us!
The only thing I might love more than traveling itself are things that enable me to travel. Bags, packing cubes, swastika power adapters, travel spice kits, bla bla. But I can’t do it all myself. Map...
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These Are Probably Some of the Coolest Bag Brands You’ve Never Heard of
I spend a lot of time around bags, thinking about bags and searching bags. I even once asked someone across a plane aisle what bag they had. That was kinda awkward. The point is, after a while this...
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The Best Gifts and Gadgets for Serious Travelers
Sadly, not every item we covered in last year’s gift guide made it to the list this year. Some just broke along the way and ending up being sad disappointments. This, unfortunately, includes our...
View ArticleThat One Time You Forgot Headphones for the Plane Ride
There are a couple of options here for in-flight headphones, one that includes being at the mercy of screaming children. Hmmm. I know you’re at the gate. You left them at home because you wanted to get...
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The Lo & Sons Seville Bag Can Be Any Color You Want It To Be
This sponsored post is brought to you by Lo & Sons. It changes colors, like a chameleon. Color me sold. I’m starting to feel a little bit like a Lo & Sons groupie—I have the O.M.G, T.T.,...
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Don’t Pack It, Rent It: You Might Want To Have These Items Delivered
Everyone loves having a meal delivered to their hotel room from the onsite restaurant. Room service is a quintessential perk when traveling. But what about those items you’d like to have, but don’t...
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For a Price, These Mahabis Slippers Travel from Indoors to the Outside
Almost one hundred dollars for a pair of slippers, you say. I mean, definitely if you’re the type of person that can drop caviar on the ground and commission three-comma paintings. Interesting and...
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Does the Lo & Sons Cambridge Deliver as a Decent Weekender for Men?
I’m starting to learn that the perfect bag doesn’t exist—its actually about finding the ‘good enough’ bags out there. The Lo & Sons Cambridge bag is essentially a a duffel briefcase all loaded with...
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The Coolest (and Most Useless) Travel Gifts To Give for Christmas
Let’s be real: The best gift is a free trip to somewhere. Most gift guides contain awful suggestions like pashmina scarves—it keeps you warm on the plane!—and Rolodex watches to keep track of multiple...
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These Are Some of the Coolest Bag Brands You’ve Never Heard of (2017 Edition)
Be prepared to salivate. Because my eyes are drooling. Over a year ago, we covered some cool, unknown bag brands most people hadn’t heard of before. Though some of these brands are still very cool—for...
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Review: The Lo & Sons T.T. May Not Be the Perfect Work Tote You Think It Is
Lo & Sons has revolutionized women’s handbags with its combination of style and function the last few years, but sometimes even companies fall victim to their own success. At Map Happy, we’ve had...
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Review: The Patagonia Stormfront Is One Badass Bitch Backpack
Do you know that moment when you are thinking, god, my backpack is completely covered in mud and there is THOUSANDS of dollars of gear inside but we are going to hose it off with a blast of water like...
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Review: The Chipolo Plus Is a Bluetooth Tracker for People Who Lose Everything
Everyone knows a kid that is always losing everything. I may or may not have been that kid. But back then, this tech didn’t exist. The Chipolo Plus is a Bluetooth tracker that can be attached to almost...
View ArticleThe Only Features You Should Look for in Carry On Luggage
Don’t be distracted by shiny TSA locks and built-in battery packs. Picking a carry-on great suitcase is like picking a great partner: It’s easy to be distracted by flashy things like looks, money, and...
View ArticleHere’s What Airlines Will Compensate You for Lost Luggage
There’s one thing that all airlines appear to agree on: reimbursement for lost baggage. Because there are laws. From Frontier Airlines to American Airlines, passengers are able to claim up to $3,500...
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Should You Switch to a Smart Suitcase?
On paper, it seems like a great concept. But fragile computer parts and banged up suitcases sound like a cocktail for disaster. Four years ago, Bluesmart announced it had delivered “the world’s first...
View ArticleFinding the Perfect Travel Journal
Puuurfect. It’s a word that I love to drape and wrap myself in, because there is nothing such as perfect. Because as much as great technology is these days, I’d rather lose an arm before I lose my...
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Review: The Away Suitcase Disappoints Despite Measured Expectations
Sometimes it hurts to leave a really bad review. The Away suitcase may be the single handedly the most talked about smart suitcase out there on the market at the moment. It is also single handedly the...
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Quick Spotlight on the Most Interesting Japanese Bags Brands
At Map Happy, we have a special affinity for Japanese craftsmanship. Probably because the Japanese are fanatical about everything they do. It makes them crazy, but crazy in ways that we love and...
View ArticleStop Freaking Out About Bringing a Smart Suitcase Onboard
Despite recent news smart suitcases are being semi-banned from planes, most people will still be able to bring their smart gear onboard an aircraft. God, you and your Instagram. Only Alaska, American,...
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