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San Francisco - Travel Buzz
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Tips, Gadgets & Goodies For Life On The Go |
Credit: Courtesy Coach
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Travel Gear
CARRY-ALL CHIC
Is she or is she not a celebrity? Keep ‘em guessing as you sweep through the airport with your oversized sunglasses and the stylish Ergo Patent Leather Tote from Coach. Created in this season’s must-have patent black, this shiny shoulder bag is
perfectly sized for the overhead compartment, yet roomy enough for a purse, magazine, sunglasses, and other essentials. The Ergo Collection is named for “ergonomic design,” so each bag is made with lightweight leather and minimal hardware. What better bag to use as a shield from paparazzi? Retails for $398. Available at www.coach.com. —Dorothy Ho
The Adventure Travel Pack from Contourwear is smaller than a breadbox, but holds enough travel apparel to keep ladies dressed stylishly for 35 days straight. Great for hiking, mountain climbing, or just heading out on the town, the pack includes seven basic pieces of wrinkle-resistant, mix-and-match clothing such as the AnyWear pant, a knit wrap tank, a travel vest with external pockets, and a convertible skirt. Retails for $463–$574. Available at REI, Changes in Latitude (www.cil.com), and www.protravelgear.com. — Leigh Harrington
WHERE TO BUY IT The Ergo Patent Leather Tote is available at Coach
(190 Post St., 392-1772). Find Contourwear's Adventure Travel Pack at REI at www.rei.com.
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Wine+Spirits
Crazy for Caipirinhas
Fresh lime teased with cane sugar, then smashed with ice and doused with cachaça, the national spirit of Brazil—these are the ingredients of the tasty and trendy cocktail known as a caipirinha. One of the top producers of premium white (unaged) cachaça is the Leblon, named after a famous beach in Rio de Janeiro. Fresh-pressed from the best Brazilian sugar cane, Leblon is hand-distilled in copper stills and then shipped to the Cognac region of France, where it is aged in oak casks. There it is blended for complexity, bouquet, and consistency, and filtered three times like a fine wine. The end result is an ultra-smooth, all-natural spirit with a lively, fruit-forward nose, laced with delicate notes of honey and vanilla—perfect for those refreshing caipirinhas and mojitos. —Irene Moore
WHERE TO DRINK IT Try a caipirinha made with Leblon, as well as other Brazilian cocktails, at Nuevo Latino restaurant Destino (1815 Market St., 552-4451). The restaurant's daily happy hour features two-for-one drinks from 5–7 pm.
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COOL CASES
Protect precious electronic gadgets while traveling, with heavy-duty casing from Otter Box, manufacturers of rugged, crush-proof covers for iPods, cell phones, BlackBerries, and laptop computers. All products feature a tough polycarbonate shell to ensure your digital documents will survive any in-transit jolts or drops while still allowing easy access to keypads, scroll wheels, and power buttons. Priced from $30 for iPod cases to $170 for laptop cases. Available online at at www.otterbox.com and at select airport retailers.
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