If you’ve ever visited, you know there’s a big difference between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach.

“Make sure your wine glass is tucked tightly!” our guide warned us during our adventure on the Malibu Wine Safari. I placed my wineglass between the seats of the open-air safari truck and, clumsily after three glasses of white wine, got off the truck and followed her across the open field toward Stanley the giraffe.

From the sandy West Coast beach of Santa Monica to the rocky south bank of the Oklahoma River, the big Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel keeps on turnin’ in Oklahoma City, over 1,300 miles from its original home.

Sometimes I don’t take that final dip in the pool because I don’t want to travel home with a wet bathing suit. Now I take along these Smelly Proof bags and can stash my damp suit in one without worrying about the rest of the items in my suitcase getting wet.

I went to check in for a flight and located my confirmation number on my calendar. Then I hit a snag: I didn’t remember which airline I was on. But my days of searching for flight confirmations are over.