Ross Werland

Name: MediCOZY (or EuroCOZY, with a smaller blanket) What it is: The machine-washable polar fleece travel pillow, arm sling and blanket do what the name suggests: They make you downright...

Name: injinji Performance Travel Toesocks What it is: Like gloves for your feet, these socks have individual "fingers" for your toes. The socks boast a fabric blend designed to wick...

Name: Solstice 2.5 by FatCat Power What it is: About the size of a pocket dictionary, this charger opens like a book to reveal two solar panels that will power...

Family laundry done the way many families do it is most likely the greatest waste of person-hours other than languishing in line at the post office for God knows why....

Name: The Zami What it is: A multicell inflatable pillow designed with versatility in mind for the traveler who is just begging for a little shut-eye. How it works: The...

Family laundry done the way many families do it is most likely the greatest waste of person-hours other than languishing in line at the post office for God knows why....

Name: Wanderlite What it is: A generously sized day pack that rolls up into about the size of a healthy croissant. Made of heavy-duty nylon, it won't tear easily. Fully...

Name: Franklin 12-Language Speaking Global Translator What it is: Rechargeable translator that provides written and spoken words and phrases in Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese,...

Readers of Conde Nast Traveler will notice in their newest editions that the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago is the best of the 100 best hotels in the U.S., according to...

Even as Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Illinois Sen. James Meeks were meeting to discuss school funding for Chicago students last week, questions kept gnawing at me. Are we to believe...