Looking for the best travel gear? I’ve got great ideas for what holds up best and what makes an excellent travel gift. Keep reading for luggage recommendations, clothing, and other items that make your life easier while traveling.
I first published this post in 2014 when I had a winter full of chilly travel: Iceland, Spokane, and Quebec. It was fabulous and I didn’t let the cold bother me — so I added more cold destinations to my list in 2019 and tweaked my recommendations a bit. Here’s how to dress for cold weather […]
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Rimowa manufactures the best, I repeat, the BEST suitcases for people who travel a lot! I guess now I also have to explain why I am so convinced… Read on and I will go into detail about my Rimowa Salsa 29″ Multiwheel in this Rimowa Salsa review. Rimowa Salsa Review What is Rimowa? Rimowa is
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When I’m on the road, wi-fi hotspots are essential to my work and they’re relatively easy to find. However, these hotspots are horrifically insecure unless you use a VPN. Most people know they shouldn’t log into their bank accounts or transmit personal information over public internet connections, but frankly that’s only half the battle. Simply checking your
There’s nothing comfortable about whitewater rafting. Everyone wears a bulky lifejacket and a plastic helmet that never fits right, no matter how you try to adjust it. Then you perch your butt on a wet raft with your foot shoved in a crevice to hold on while you awkwardly lean forward to paddle. Throw in
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For me, a summer beach trip is all about what you make of it. My personality won’t let me just sit still and sunbathe all day, but as long as I go with the right people and bring along a few beach must haves, I can stay all week and have a blast. If you’re
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The most expensive underwear I own isn’t a lacy pair from Victoria’s Secret or a silk number from La Perla. That’s right: I paid $23 for a single pair of boyshorts that aren’t even cute. Of course, I didn’t buy them to be sexy (and admittedly, they’re not ugly, just ordinary). I bought them because I needed
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You do not want to be the person who flies halfway around the world only to realize your travel gear is subpar. Not only is it frustrating, but you’ll waste valuable time looking for replacements while traveling instead of spending your time sightDOING. Skip all the inferior products and go straight to the good stuff with
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I wasn’t exactly excited when my sister told me the only time of year she could go to Peru was smack dab in the middle of rainy season. Almost everything I wanted to do was outside, but we weren’t about to let a little (or a lot) of rain stop us. All we needed to do
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of WASPcam™. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m always that person at a dinner party saying, “that one time, in Bogota, when I was playing tejo with my friends…” only to have the rest of the group give me a blank stare. “What the heck is tejo?” they’ll ask
I originally purchased my Amazon Kindle solely for travel: as much as I love the feel of physical books, it just isn’t practical to carry several books in my suitcase. I figured I’d “make do” with the Kindle while traveling to save valuable space and weight in my carry on. These days, I have my entire book collection with
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