15 essential items for world travel (you MUST have these in your pack)
What must you pack on a round-the-world trip? Opinions change, and we’re revisiting our “essential items” four and a half years after posting a podcast on this same topic.
Toiletries on a plane: what to put in your toiletries kit
Purging your toiletries can be a great way to lighten your packing, but there are some things that you really shouldn’t be without.
Eating utensils: self-catering equipment on the road
The utensils you carry will influence what you eat and what food you are able to prepare on the road.
Sleeping while travelling: five useful items to help you sleep away from home, and on planes, trains, and automobiles
Sleep is an important part of life, and getting good sleep is an important part of travel. Make sure you budget enough time in your day to get your eight hours in, and use these items to make it a quality rest.
Travel Gear podcast
Travel gear is important — as much for what you leave behind as what you bring: everything has to be considered in terms of both utility and weight. Here’s our current toolkit and recommendations.
What’s in Linda’s bag
What you carry with you has a huge impact on how you travel. In the interest of being open and honest, we thought we’d lay out exactly what we’re carrying with us, starting with what’s in Linda’s bag.
Top ten small items to travel with
Some small travel items are essentials, others are luxuries. Choose the ones that will work for you.
Best backpacks for travelling (or, five backpacks I haven’t bought)
What are the best backpacks for travelling? Cheap backpacks often don’t stand a chance for long-term travel, but here are five great backpacks I haven’t bought.
SleepPhones – Review
SleepPhones are a great way for us podcast-listeners to comfortably fall asleep without trashing headphones.
Travel toiletries podcast: slim it down!
Your toiletry kit can be one of the heaviest things you pack, or it could be one of the lightest – which sounds better? Find out how to achieve the second option.