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By Charyn Pfeuffer

I'm always looking for ideas for healthy travel snacks.  On a recent visit to the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) Winter Fancy, I spent three days scouring more than 1,300 food vendors to figure out different snacks for trips ideas.

After scouring close to 200,000-square-feet, here is my top ten healthy travel snacks on my "must pack" travel list. Whether you're hitting the road or flying the friendly skies, these ten healthy travel snacks are easy to transport and far tastier than your usual mini-market or airport sundry store snack suspects. Keep an eye out for these snacks and give 'em a try.

Cat Cora's Kitchen by Gaea Olive Snack Packs. These straight-from-Greece Kalamata olives come in convenient, resealable TSA-friendly sized packages and fun flavors like oregano and lemon. Hello, in-flight happy hour accompaniment!

By Charyn Pfeuffer

I can't imagine it's easy to date a wanderluster. Women like me are always planning their next move, and that move usually requires a flight, a layover, a stamp on a passport, and sometimes, a series of CDC-recommended shots. I love my long-term partner of eight years, really I do, but I was never meant to be a stay-at-home anything - wife, mother, you name it.

Thankfully, my other half has always been very supportive of my need to travel - sometimes half-way around the world on 72-hours notice. We have certain understandings - like when I've been away for too long and it's time to come home, or when he doesn't want me going to specific regions of the world for safety reasons. But he's never stood in my way of adventure and it agrivates me when I cross people in my travels who ask me increduously, "Your partner lets you travel like this?" Lets me? What am I? A modern day Laura Ingalls Wilder? I don't think so. It works for us because we've found some semblance of balance.

Not all relationships are suited for this kind of come-and-go scenario.We communicate well, which helps immensely. Also, we're both fiercely independent individuals, so while we adore each other, distance truly does make our hearts grow fonder. All the small stuff that would typically bug someone in a 24/7 relationship seems to slip away when you have a plane ticket booked or have been separated for weeks.

By Charyn Pfeuffer

Flying can (and will) take a toll on even the best cared for of complexions.  Take the stress of air travel coupled with altitude and recycled air in a confined space and you've got the makings for potential skin problems. As a gal who's been known to log 100 flights a year, my stressed-out face can attest.

Here are 7 tips on how to keep your skin looking refreshed and fabulous, whether you're 36,000 feet in the air or time zones away from home.