How to choose a travel backpack | Travel Backpacks Choosing the right backpack for your trip is probably the single most important travel purchase that you will make before leaving home. Your backpack will be your companion, your house, and the most important piece of gear accompanying you around the world. There are many brands and styles out there, so apart from a few important considerations, the rest is up to your style of travel and preference. Style First, you will most definitely want an internal frame travel backpack. Next, you will have to decide on the size. To get an idea of what you may be carrying, take a look at my backpacking packing list! Size 3,000-5,000 cubic inches (50-80 liters) – is the most popular size for extended budget travel trips such as gap years, but if you can get away with a smaller backpack – do it! Durability The two critical features on any backpack that are most prone to tear up are the straps and zippers. Fit Here’s how to fit a backpack properly: Side or top loading Where to buy a travel backpack?
The Traveller's Medicine Cabinet: 5 Essential Drugs for the Road - StumbleUpon While out roving you aren’t always (or even often) anywhere near a hospital or pharmacy. But, if you pack these nutritional supplements and natural medications wherever you go, you’ll be able to cope just fine. #1: Kratom The Situation You’re hiking the Appalachian trail in the dead of winter. Suddenly the worst happens; your boot gets caught between two rocks, you lose your footing and tumble to the ground, wrenching your ankle in the process. © Miserlou What It Is A leafy green plant grown mainly in Southeast Asia. Uses First and foremost, Kratom is a powerful painkiller similar to Morphine or Opium. Side-Effects Kratom is mildly addictive, about on par with caffeine. Forms Kratom can be purchased in dried leafy form, as an extract, a resin, or in pill form. Legality Kratom is legal in most of the developed world. #2: Kava Kava Kava Kava A leafy green plant grown throughout the Pacific islands. Kava can help to treat social anxiety or stress, and also works as a powerful relaxant. Oil of Oregano
5 Cool, Luxurious (and Inexpensive) Hostels Mention the word “hostel” and most people recoil in horror, perhaps haunted by memories of dirty dorms, queues for the bathroom and rowdy backpackers. But hostels have transformed in recent years into some of the best value accommodation around, offering the same comfortable rooms and range of facilities you’d expect in a hotel. As the credit crunch bites and travelers cut back on their holidays, this couldn’t be a more timely transformation—why pay the high room rates of hotel chains when you can get the same standard in a hostel? Forget the standard youth and backpacker hostel, the term now covers a huge range of lodgings, from guesthouses to beachside apartments (you can even find hostels in tree-houses and old castles these days!). Many hostels now boast private rooms with ensuite bathrooms, widescreen TVs and even a Jacuzzi if you’re lucky! Here is a look to the five most luxurious hostels out there: Naples, Italy La Controra Flashpackers Hostel Lisbon, Portugal Living Lounge Hostel Stay
How to Prevent Purse Snatching Edit Article Edited by Sondra C, Zack, Krystle, Maniac and 23 others With the holidays approaching, shopping malls and supermarkets will be more crowded than at any other time. Ad Steps 1Leave your purse at home. 9Report anything or anyone suspicious. Tips Use a mugger's wallet.Don't leave your purse in your shopping cart or on a counter, even for a moment. Warnings Purse snatches are most often committed as a crime of opportunity.Be careful with your actions, especially if there are few/no people around.Purse snatches, losses and injuries can be prevented.Although you might like to keep your purse with you while walking in busy areas, it may create opportunity for pick pockets who thrive on distraction and confusion.Be VERY careful around malls, shops, etc. during the holiday season.
tutorials We get a lot of emails asking how to use brushes correctly so I hope this helps you out a little! A brow brush is designed to be stiff and angled for a reason. And we use the slanted edge to shade and the tip of the edge to outline. Put those components together and a brow brush is quite frankly a thing of perfection! Here’s how to use it properly: READ MORE… Last week we explored four different ways to wear Spring’s biggest Cobalt blue trend. This method has been around for centuries! A nod to the Uptown Girl, this look is very put together and polished. Highlighting Pencil — Try Too Faced Instant Attitude Highlighting Pencil.Taupe Pencil — I used Le Metier de Beaute Pencil in Champagne. Note: This is a really light nude lip so to keep it as chic as possible, add a hint of blush to the cheek so you don’t get washed out.
25 Wonderful Places To Visit In Your Lifetime If you like this story feel free to share... Grand Canyon: One of the beautiful places of the world, Grand Canyon is the steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in Arizona State of United States. The powerful sources that cause an impact on the Grand Canyon is erosion, first is by water and second is by wind. Nearly 5 million people visit the 1 mile deep Grand Canyon every year. The best time to visit Grand Canyon is during the summer, fall and mild spring, but most locals agree that winter is the great time to visit. Great Barrier Reef: This is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. The reef supports 10,000 species which consists of 1500 types of fishes and 200 kinds of birds. Florida: This state built its entire identity with tourism. The South Island: The South Island of New Zealand is characterized by grand open landscapes. The south island has ten national parks. Cape Town: Cape Town is situated at the tip of the African Continent. Golden Temple: Las Vegas: Sydney: New York: Uluru:
Planning Round the World Trip Sign up today for Plan Your RTW Trip in 30 Days and start receiving email lesson plans tomorrow – it’s free! If you’re a traveling family, sign up for the Family Edition of Plan Your RTW Trip in 30 Days. You may never have heard or read the letters R-T-W before. If you don’t know their meaning, that’s all right. If you do know their meaning and have contemplated taking one, then you have come to the right place. If you are a travel lover, an adventurer, or are questioning what it is you really want out of life, then maybe it’s time you find out what those three little letters mean, and why it is that you should consider taking a Round The World trip of your own. Some think it’s crazy, some think it’s impossible, some think, “There’s no way I could do it.” 1. This is one of the most-used excuses in the book. >> Read Why It’s Not Selfish for Parents to Travel with Young Children 2. One of the biggest reasons people give for not traveling long-term is that they can’t afford it. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
How to Travel Around the World for $40 Per Day What if I told you that it is possible to travel around the world on $40US/day for on the ground expenses (everything excluding airfare)? The mistake most make when dismissing the possibility of being able to go on a RTW trip is that it is simply too expensive. That is just not true. While you may not be able to travel to Western Europe or around the United States on a small budget, plenty of amazing regions around the world offer the chance to travel in relative comfort for rock bottom prices. Many may be thinking this only applies to college kids and hippies, and sure, you’re going to have to make some comfort sacrifices here and there. But even if you’re a bit older, married, or past the shared-dorm stage, it is still possible to set off on an extended adventure and not break the bank doing it. Plan your trip around these destinations Curious how much flights would be for a trip like this? Register for a free BootsnAll Membership and start pricing out your multi-stop trip. Southeast Asia
How to Be Safe in a Foreign Country Edit Article Edited by Dan Knows All, Maluniu, Jack Herrick, Zack and 49 others While being in a foreign country may be fun, there is always danger abroad, just as there is danger at home. All visitors from any country should learn what the dangers are in foreign countries and how to protect themselves no matter how sure they are that they are safe. There is always the possibility that something can go wrong, so, as they say, it's better to be safe than sorry. Ad Steps 1Research the country you are going to before you go. 16If driving, be alert to changes in the rules of the road. Tips If you are in a country where political tensions are high, be extremely careful.
Did You Know... One thing that just makes me giddy all over is when I am randomly bouncing around from site to site and suddenly I discover something new. Something that makes me think "Why did I not discover this sooner?" Some of these new ideas (new to me at least) have made life just a little easier. Today I came across another new idea and it got me to thinking... "I wonder if my readers know about these little tips and tricks to make life easier?" So I decided to share these little secrets that I have come across and hopefully a few of you will be able to benefit from one or a few. Either way here are a bunch of completely random links that may or may not come in handy to you. When pouring food into a plastic bag, use a glass to keep the bag upright for easy pouring. - Source You can flip a toaster on its side and grill cheese in it. - Source NOTE: Due to some concerns written in the comment section I must add that the toaster used in the following photo is a vintage toaster.
26 Killer Travel Gadgets Every Geek Needs Update: For even more kick ass gadgets, check out Another 26 Travel Gadgets Every Geek Needs. I admit it: I’m a tech-head. I love gadgets and I love to travel. Put the two together and I attain a state of bliss somewhere between watching a Meredith Baxter-Birney marathon on Lifetime and that feeling you get when you think about puppies and marshmallows together at the same time. See where I’m going? Anywho, I run through my checklist of essential gear every time I travel: laptop? I started doing some digging and realized I’ve been missing out in a big way. #1: De-Pooify Your Water Supply If you’re not a big fan of drinking animal droppings with your river water while hiking or on the go, the MSR Miox water filter is all you need to de-pooify a steady, virtually unlimited, potable water supply. #2: Gorillapod The Gorillapod. #3: A Hammock for Your ‘lectronics #4: Laser Virtual Keyboard #5: A Real Global Cell Phone My cell phone can beat up your cell phone. #7: Indestructible Travel Cases Mmkay.
The Universal Packing List - StumbleUpon Sample Western Europe Travel Itinerary Dublin->Glasgow->Edinburgh->Manchester->London->Amsterdam->Rotterdam->Brussels->Paris->Bordeaux->Zaragoza-> Madrid->Lisbon->Lagos->Sevilla->Malaga->Valencia->Barcelona->Toulouse->Marseille->Lyon->Geneva->Bern->Milan-> Genoa->Florence->Rome->Naples->Venice->Munich->Stuttgart->Frankfurt->Berlin->Hamburg->Copenhagen See it all with this itinerary. Start in Dublin and see the Emerald Isle before having Haggis in Scotland. Minimum Completion Time: 3.5 months You can get 10% off your European Rail Pass when you purchase our editor’s book on how to save money traveling the world!
Ways To Earn Money When You’re Broke On The Road Money doesn’t grow on trees. When you need quick cash here’s 25 unique ways to earn it right now. YOU REACH INTO you wallet to pay for your hostel bed for the night, and come up empty. You realize you’re out of money. Nervous, you excuse yourself from the hostel clerk and rip open your backpack, in search of a secret stash of cash. All you have left are some smelly socks, an overdrawn bank account and an unquenchable thirst for adventure. What do you do? 1. Considered by many as the ultimate travel job, writing for online publications can help you buy your next mug of beer. 2. National Geographic may not be knocking your door down, but that doesn’t mean that your photos don’t deserve an audience. 3. With the advent of Youtube amateur videos are in great demand. National Geographic may not be knocking your door down, but that doesn’t mean that your photos don’t deserve an audience. 4. If you’re talented (or even if you aren’t), this is a great way to earn money. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.