After almost ten years of round-the-world travel you could say that we have just a few ideas on what works and what doesn't when it comes to travel gear. While we've never done a holiday gift list before, our recent trip to the United States where we spoke to university students and visited family inspired this one. We found ourselves answering questions and dishing … [Read more...]

This is a story of what we wear -- and how, when you pack so little, you’d better make it count. When all your clothes need to fit into a couple of packing cubes, every item seems precious. Multi-purposed too, like a Swiss Army knife. Easily layered, sink-washed to dry overnight or even in hours, and good-looking when it needs to be. Sturdy enough to hold up … [Read more...]

These days, gadgets and flashy digital toys steal the limelight. And I'd be lying to you if I said we didn’t enjoy ours. But sometimes it’s the low-tech items that literally save the day. From the dollar store to the health food store, we go old school for a moment and highlight some simple, non-gadgety stuff in our backpacks that we’ve come to know, rely on, and … [Read more...]