Jill
Figuring out what elements to pack on your travels is always a little daunting. Do I need this tote or this day pack? Do I need these shoes or these boots? It’s easy to overpack unless you analyze every possible element of your itinerary. I recently packed my REI Co-op Flash 18 Pack for a…
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Rain finally came to Northern California after the devastating Camp Fire, and I had a chance to test out some rain boots that I’ve considered bringing on my travels. After a few days splashing around, I’m convinced that the Bogs Sweetpea Boots are my travel rain shoes. As with other specialized clothing items, rain boots…
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The never-ending search for great dress-up travel clothing (that can also be dressed down) is a difficult task, because you have to take a lot into consideration: comfort, fabric, situation appropriateness, and washability. Because why pack a dry-clean-only sweater on a trip when you’ll need to wear it a bunch of times? Icebreaker’s Tabi line…
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Everyone’s got their way of packing: toss everything in and sort it out later, roll everything up, fold instead of roll, or use packing cubes. I’m not here to convince you that any way is the right one, but I will say that packing cubes make it far easier for me on the road, and…
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Travel gadgets abound. Some are useful, some aren’t, and you often figure out which are which when you’re on the road. Like everything else, learning what you need during your travels and what you can leave behind, is a process. One thing my travel packing process has taught me: I don’t travel without my Heroclip.…
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Those who think that there are only two kinds of jackets—functional or pretty—are wrong. A few brands have shown that it’s possible to have both in one package, and the latest examples from Sherpa Adventure Gear have given me two of my current favorite jackets. The Preeti Jacket is a lightweight hoodie—considered a spring or…
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There’s a lot of talk about being a digital nomad, which is just a romantic way to say that you can work from anywhere with Wi-Fi access. It’s often more exotic a notion in theory than in practice, but one way to start is making sure you have a seamless way of carrying all your…
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Classic style for women isn’t all about little black dresses. Some fabric dyes have been around a long, long time—especially indigo, which has been used for nearly 6,000 years. The beautiful, rich blues produced from this flowering plant in the pea family cause many to wax nostalgic for the sea, sky, and other vast expanses…
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The colonization of the Pacific Islands is among the greatest human adventure stories of all time, and the feat of Polynesian wayfinding that took place between 3,500 and 500 years ago was discounted by scholars until 1976, on the grounds that ancient Polynesians didn’t have the intelligence to be master navigators. It was that year…
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What’s your tried-and-true way to avoid biting bugs on your travels? A whole lot of DEET? Staying indoors? Wearing clothes that cover every inch of skin? Staying home? All of that sounds like a lot of overkill. I’m a fan of ExOfficio BugsAway clothes, and lately, the Collette Long-Sleeve tunic. In warmer locales, long sleeves…
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