The Omni William Penn is the best Hotel in Pittsburgh for the business traveler. It’s centrally located within the Pittsburgh business district, and has Free Internet Access in all the rooms. And if you are not staying at the hotel, or waiting for your room to get ready, there is a Starbucks hotspot within the hotel. I also think there is free-wifi in the Lobby, but don’t quote me on that. The prices are great for a four star hotel, every time I have checked, the starting prices are $109! Don’t really have anything bad to say about this hotel in my review, which is atypical In my limited experience of Pittsburgh, this hotel seems to be a good, safe bet. And is really the only place I’m going to try when I go back.

A lot of luggage manufacturer’s have storied histories and have built a reputation for durability and ease of use. Tumi is one luggage brand that excels in durability, accessibility and most importantly style. Founded in 1975 by Charlie Clifford after some time spent in Peru with the U.S. Peace Corps, Tumi has become known as the brand for discriminating globetrotters and executives. The name Tumi comes from Clifford’s time in Peru, and is the name for the Incan diety of good fortune. Tumi revolutionized the luggage industry in the early 1980s with the introduction of U.S. Military style black-on-black garment bag that utilized ballistic nylon (a nylon fabric developed by DuPont that were worn in flak jackets by airmen in World War II). This garment bag is still a vibrant piece of the Tumi collection, but over the years the Company has gathered more than 35 U.S. Patents on their designs, a lifetime warranty and their signature tracer program and 24-hour customer service at 1-800-299-TUMI.

With some great new designs and classic collections in 2006, click here to view them.

Le Cool has received a ton of great publicity for their new travel books, that details the experiences of locals so that you can have an insiders view of the city you are going to. Unfortunately they only have three books available at this time, Spain, Europe and the Rest of the World. I can’t wait for our next European trip to experience something a little different from the eyes of Le Cool.

Buy it here.

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We’ve admired the Brics Bojola collection since we first received it oh so many pieces ago. The cream and leather combination is reminiscent of European travel in the 1920’s on the train going through the Alps on your way to Milan.

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As of this writing there is only two manufacturers allowed to make TSA Approved Locks, and these companies are Travel Sentry and Safe Skies.  For the latest info on TSA Luggage Locks, check out their Lock Page for more information.  Two company monopoly ain’t bad, huh? Since we started the days of heightened security, all luggage that passes through the United States is checked by the Transportation Security Administration, or the TSA.  Basically you are still able to use your old locks, but if the TSA determines that there is something in there that they need to inspect, they have the right to break that lock, but with these TSA locks, they have a master key and are able to get instant access and inspect what is needed.