For me, freedom is traveling light with just one change of clothes. That still translates into wearing clean clothes every day. The downside is doing a bit of laundry each day. The upside is traveling with just a carry-on: I walk past the check-in lines and straight to Security. My 35 liter backpack easily fits…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Clean Clothes
Category: Travel Gear
Laundering Secrets
Posted Travel Gear: Clean Clothes. I reveal my laundering secrets.
Synthetic Socks
Stocked up on essentials at REI Co-op sale. Yes, I prefer synthetic over wool: quicker drying, and my feet are happy.
Travel Gear: Buying the Wrong GPS
Whether it’s investments or stuff, I’m a buy-and-hold kind of person. I’d had my handheld GPS (a Garmin, function-key-driven GPSMAP 6OCSx) 8 years when I lost it on a trip in January 2015. I was not ready to replace it because it still performed well relative to current units. But now I had no GPS. I…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Buying the Wrong GPS
Sunk Cost
Posted about buying the wrong GPS.
Long Trip, Light Backpack
Posted explaining how I’ll travel light despite a wide range of temperatures and activities.
All the Maps I Need
Loaded maps for the entire USA and Japan onto this card, with room for 10 times as many maps. I like to travel light.
Travel Gear: Eye-Fi Card
The best travel brings me face-to-face with the unexpected. I try to welcome the unexpected as part of the great adventure. Something to relish, a puzzle to solve, or an opportunity to practice wisdom and move on. With a bit of luck, I get to choose whether to make the unwelcome a positive experience, or…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Eye-Fi Card
Eye-Fi
Posted about how to avoid losing photographs, even if you lose your camera.
Ready to Leave Winter
Today’s temperatures are below -7F (-22C). It’s a good day to be inside, packing my large backpack.