Travel Gear
Best Budget Travel and Backpacking Travel Guidebooks
Friday, July 11th, 2008Travel Guidebooks might be dead in some people’s minds since the internet has all the information we need for free. However, I still wouldn’t consider venturing abroad without a published, reputable travel guidebook. You’re not going to have internet access everywhere, and when you need some quick go-to backpacking or travel tips, a big fat [...]
To Backpack with a Laptop, or not
Monday, March 19th, 2007As I was mulling around on the internet after returning from my short time away (reason for infrequent posting, sorry) I ran across an interesting travel discussion on Slashdot fueled by the following question.
“I’m planning to spend a year backpacking around the world and the hardest question I have to answer is: What technology [...]
Beware Airport WiFi Internet Access
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007Lifehacker had a great post awhile back warning travelers of the dangers posed from using free Wi-fi internet at airports around the nation. In JFK International’s Jet Blue terminal, Jet Blue is kind enough to set up a free Wi-fi network for its customers. Unfortunately, as in many other instances, this lead to [...]
Which Backpack for backpacking in Europe?
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006So you want to backpack internationally, but do not know what backpack to get. Hopefully this guide will give you guidance to what type of backpack you should choose.
First, you have to decide whether you will be using your backpack as a daypack, or as your luggage. It’s a better idea to just pack [...]
The Backpacking Packing list
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006I ran across an excellent packing list from Nina over at justwandering.org. She revisits her packing list that she made when she traveled to Thailand, and she comments on how valuable each of her items was through bolding and italics.
It’s a great post, and a helpful list for anyone planning to pack their bag [...]
