Taking a Virtual Vacation with Escape Monthly~Travel Product Review

~Why, yes! I do think I would like to be here right now.~

I feel like someone should have warned me that my first trip overseas was just a gateway trip to a lifetime of travel addiction. Not that it would have changed my course, but at least I would have been prepared for travel lust to take over my life. If I’m not traveling, I am thinking about traveling. I dream about traveling, and I even plan trips that I have no plans to take just to get the high from travel planning. Yep, I’m an addict and every now and then, I need a quick fix.

That’s where Escape Monthly comes in.  Escape Monthly is the only destination based monthly subscription box that brings the best of an exciting destination right to your doorstep.  Each box includes full sized products (including snacks, spa products, and gift certificates!), travel guides, and special discounts.  The blue “vacation in a box” explores the best of the destination and offers a luxurious virtual escape.

Let’s Go to Napa!

Escape Monthly invited me to try one of their getaway boxes, and my virtual spa vacation to Napa Valley arrived on my doorstep in a little blue box.  Even before I opened the box, I could smell something delicious inside and I couldn’t wait to see the treats inside. I don’t often indulge in guilty pleasures, so it was a bit like my birthday to explore the inside of the box.

~It's all included~

What’s Inside Escape Monthly?

The intriguing smell wafting from the box was revealed as a full sized package of white grapefruit eucalyptus bath salts.  To continue the Napa inspired spa theme, the box also includes a green apple body scrub, a loofah, and a bar of Napa Valley soap (cleverly named Cabernet Soapignon.) I was suddenly seeing a locked bathroom door and a luxurious bath in my future.  To complete the spa experience, a facial mask and lip balm were also included.  As a final detail, floating candles were packaged with the bath supplies.

As I dug deeper into the box, I found that a few indulgent treats were also waiting for me.  A loose leaf sparkling white grape juice tea and 5 apricot sage cookies sat in the bottom of the box.  Looks like I’ll be enjoying my bath with a little treat!

~A $50 Gift Card to Naked Wines.com is also included~

What I Love:

Being a fairly practical gal, I don’t often get ga-ga over any kind of creature comforts, but this box had just the right attention to detail to hit my traveling sweet spot and make me feel like the splurge of time and money was worth it.  What I love most:

·         Full sized products: Samples just aren’t going to cut it when you are on vacation (real or virtual). I love that there is enough of the product to really allow me to enjoy.

·         A variety of products:  This box really held much more than I expected, and the products had enough value to make me feel like I was getting a treat. I appreciated the opportunity to explore products that I would not otherwise experience if not for the subscription.

·         Travel Theme Concept: I’ve never really understood the draw behind fruit of the month or (gasp!) chocolate of the month clubs, but this is a concept I can get behind. I never would have even considered a vacation to Napa Valley before, but I am sure thinking about it now. I love the idea of exploring new places with all of my senses without even leaving my house.

·         Included Travel Book: Like so many things, real travel books are not a regular indulgence for me. It just seems so much more practical to use the internet to look up travel information. I genuinely love planning with a real book in my hands, though and taking time to dog ear the pages and flip from one page to the next as I make my plans.

·         A chance to see Napa Valley (for real): A chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Napa Valley is included with each subscription.  That’s fun to dream about while enjoying the products!

·         An excuse to escape:  This sweet little package just begs to be used and the thoughtfully chosen products mean that I will enjoy the experience. I may not be able to actually jet off to Napa, but with the kids screaming in the other room, a trip to the bathroom with my box of goodies sounds like a pretty good vacation right now.

~List of Contents for the Napa Valley Subscription Box~

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