Hiking Packing List: Essential Hiking Gear for Any Hike
There are many kinds of hiking – day hikes, multi-day hikes, long-distance hiking, circuit hiking, pilgrimages, hut-to-hut hikes, bushwalking, thru-hikes, and more. I’ve done and…
Winter Packing List: How To Avoid Freezing To Death
I went to Fairbanks, Alaska, in the heart of winter, and lived to tell the tale. You can beat the scary Alaska cold by simply…
Compression Socks for Travel: What, Why, and How
2018 was the year travel nearly killed me. No, it wasn’t a close call driving in a foreign country which is how I always assumed…
Packing for India’s Monsoon Season
It was as if I had walked into a brick wall. It startled me and I rocked back a couple of steps until I could…
How to Pack for an Antarctica Cruise
If you are going to the bottom of the world, one would think you are simply packing the warmest stuff you can find – but…
Don’t Leave for New Zealand Without Packing These 4 Things
I could hear him talking, but my mind kept going elsewhere thanks to my intense jetlag. My eyelids felt heavy and locked shut like magnets;…
Flying Tips on How to Deal with Long Flights
The Niece Project 5.0 had a bumpy start. We had no idea that simply getting there would be so hard. Throughout the continuous bad news…
What to Pack When Traveling in Rainy Season
I write a lot about not letting the weather stop your travel plans, because there’s never a perfect time to go. If you decide to…
Q&A – Packing Challenges and Insurance
I constantly get questions about my travels and I do make an attempt to answer them all back. However, when someone asks a question that…