It happens, I can’t deny that. People get robbed when they travel. People also get robbed at home so is the occurrence more likely on the road? I don’t think so. I’ve visited 50+ countries over too many years and have suffered two thefts and one attempted theft, that’s not so bad. I’ve asked some […]
Anti Theft Travel Bags & Devices. Some of the Best!
When choosing a bag ( a handbag, purse, daypack or backpack) for travel most people will give some thought to security. It makes sense to buy a bag that makes a bag snatcher’s or pickpocket’s life as difficult as possible. We’ve taken a look at the best anti theft travel bags for travellers, the ones […]
Best Smart Luggage and Bag Tracking Devices 2017
Have you heard of smart luggage? I hadn’t until very recently, but it’s a ” thing” a mind-blowingly amazing thing, the future is here and people are buying it. Smart luggage is the latest buzz word for the tech aware traveller thirsting for the latest innovations. If you need you luggage to have built-in tracking, […]
5 Best Portable Battery Packs for Travel
With more and more travel essential gadgets requiring charging, it’s little wonder that people are turning to portable battery packs to help fill the power gap when travelling. Be aware that not all battery packs are created equal in build, quality or price. Below I’ve listed 5 of the most common and widely regarded best […]
How to Make Packing Simple
4 years on the road and 50+ countries under our belts, we know how important it is to simplify your packing. If you have a packing system in place and know what you’re going to pack along with where and how you’re going to pack it, all of that packing anxiety just floats away and […]
What Gear Do You Really Need For Nepal and Trekking?
What gear do you really need for Nepal. Trekking gear companies tell you to buy x, y and z before you even think of setting foot on the Himalayas for fear of death. I’m here to be more realistic. You don’t need everything they try to sell you. So keep your money in your pocket […]
Kids Travel Safety. Toddler Wrist Bands, Harnesses, Wrist Straps and Tattoos
Readers and Skype consult clients are forever asking me how to make sure kids are safe on the road. There are all sorts of fears in the minds of anxious parents, what if kids get lost? How will they find us again in a foreign country? Could the kids be kidnapped or snatched? What if […]
Best Travel Coffee Maker
If you adore your coffee, you’ll want to pack the best travel coffee maker for your style of travel. I’ve been searching for the perfect machine for many years so let’s look at what’s available for we coffee addicts on the move. Whether you’re camping, short term renting, RV travelling or popping one of these travel […]
Best Travel Organisers
After much searching, I invested in a travel organiser. I don’t carry much gear for a professional full-time traveler ( 4 years now), but I saw these Bubm organisers on Amazon and had to have one. I did some hunting for best travel organisers and picked the Bubm below from a competitive market. I was sick […]
How to Travel With Carry On Only
If you’ve been following us right from the start, you’ll know that I always said I’d never travel with carry on only. I even wrote a post about why we’d never travel light, we just had too much stuff as long term travellers. Well that was then, this is now and lately we’ve turned to […]
Best Travel Neck Pillow That Could Work!
I state very clearly on my Travel Gear page ( our main packing directory), that we do not carry travel neck pillows with us, and haven’t since the first week of our 3 years of travel, because they’re rubbish and don’t work. My neck pillow ( you can see it in the photo on that travel […]
Why We Don’t Travel Light
We don’t travel light. We travel with 2 large backpacks, 2 small kids’ backpacks and 2 pieces of adult carry-on luggage, both containing laptops. It’s the absolute maximum we can carry, just within weight limits for planes and our bodies. Here it all is waiting for a train from Mirissa to Colombo in the early […]
Travel Gifts for Kids and Families
If you are keen world travellers or you know a travelling family, you’ll like our ideas for travel gifts for kids and families. In this post we include travel related gifts, often educational, as well as small gifts to pack in a suitcase or backpack for children and families on the road. Buying travel gifts […]
