Thursday, June 4th, 2015
Not even two days after my “Staying Put” Party I did the unthinkable – I planned a trip. Doh!
Utah Bound
But how was I supposed to turn an invitation to go to a wellness spa with friends in Utah? …
Thursday, March 12th, 2015
So my fascination with all things tiny continues. If possible, I may be becoming even more obsessed with downsizing my belongings. But since I live entirely within 3 bins, I can’t really do away with any more stuff. So now …
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
In packing for my 4 night / 5 day trek in the Colombian jungle, I had to keep 4 important factors in mind:
1 Jungle Humidity – Really the heat was not to be believed. Once you started to sweat, …
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Brits famously say: “There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothes.” I’ll remember that next time I’m in Stonehenge being pelted with marble-sized hail stones and 70 mph winds!
As I left Borneo, I donated my flimsy …
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
I was heading to Burma from Thailand for just one week – so left my big bag in Bangkok and stuffed my carry-on camera bag instead. I’m calling this my Week Away Pack or “WAP” Strategy.
Watch how I fit …
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
The theme of this packing video seems to be “bugs” – bed bugs, malaria-inducing mosquitoes, parasites…which tells you a bit about my previous year on the road! Argh!
Watch the video of my 5 “Must-Have” items. I gleaned this knowledge …
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
I recently heard the term “Death by Luggage,” while hefting suitcases on and off Italian trains. Here’s a quick video of me whining in Bologna about our luggage “situation”:
While I was bemoaning the fact that Mom and I had …
Saturday, June 4th, 2011
When I travel, I don’t tend to take a lot of clothes. (Well, not that many anyway…) What I do take is a lot of is gear, which is a bummer, because gear is HEAVY!
I have a tendency to …
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Packing is about making tough choices – What do you take and what gets left behind. Probably the most important choice is picking the right bag.
Today, there’re tons of options, including backpacks, duffle bags, hard-shell traditional …
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Everyone has their own system for accessing cash when they travel — This is mine. I’ve developed it after one mugging, one attempted mugging, and running out of dough several times.
Cash & Carry
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