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Eco-Summer Essential: The “Eatensil”

Eco-Summer Essential: The "Eatensil"

UK online food delivery group Just Eat has designed the “Eatensil,” the Swiss Army Knife of cutlery; it has a pizza cutter, a wooden French fry fork, chopsticks, a bottle opener, and let’s not forget the fork, knife and spoon. And may I just say, “Sweeeeeeeeeet.” This thingamajig looks like the sort of thing King Triton would bust Ariel for hiding in her cave of trinkets, but you can’t deny that this will definitely come in handy when you want to pack light for a picnic on the beach. Or better yet, when you’re backpacking this summer across Southeast Asia. (Just don’t pack it in your carry-on luggage, this will need to be checked!) It’s small enough to stash in your purse, so you’ll always be ready for a sudden attack of the Munchies. I’m not sure when you’d need a pizza cutter on the go, but this gadget will negate the need for plastic cutlery, making it an eco-friendly solution by reducing waste and our dependence on plastics. Me want!
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Traveling In Style: What’s Your Vacation Fashion Philosophy?

Traveling In Style: What's Your Vacation Fashion Philosophy?

I’m a chronic over-packer. On a recent trip via air, my bag weighed almost as much as I did. And that was for three days.

That’s just one of the reasons we’re impressed with Betty Confidential’s Sacha Cicero. She’s embarking on a three-month-long journey around the world, with only a carry-on. And what’s even more awe-inspiring is that Sacha is pledging to stay fashionable on her trip. More »