Sea to Summit’s Travel Clothesline

Photo Credit: Sea to Summit
Looking to pinch some pennies on the road? Doing your own laundry is one way to go.

Product Review: LL Bean Personal Organizers

 
Photo Credit: LL Bean
Call me picky, but I absolutely love these things for travel. So do my parents, my husband, and several other travelers I know. Why?

Travel Hack: Making the Most of Machu Picchu

 
Photo Credit: Trek Hound
It’s one of the most coveted spiritual destinations and indigenous heritage sites in the world. Don’t you want to get the most out of it while you’re there?

Trek Hound Travel Round-Up

 
Photo Credit: Jon Rawlinson
As I was sitting down to research some cool travel posts from around the web, I realized that my peeps over at Wise Bread have been cranking out enough material to cover the entire post.

Jewelry Shopping in Jerusalem: The Coral Beach Shop

 
Photo Credit: TrekHound.Com
Haggling in the street shops of the old city usually brings to mind items of a religious nature when it comes to souvenirs.  When we were there last year for holy week however, we discovered a shopping opportunity of a different nature.

Sarong Suggestions for Life on the Road

 
Photo Credit: Alex.Ch 
I first got turned on to these when I moved to Guam years ago, and got addicted to buying them on my first trip to Bali. They are colorful, versatile, dry quickly after washing them in the hostel shower, take up very little space in the backpack, and are just plain fun. Following […]

Trek Hound Travel Uses for the Classic Bandana

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Celebdu
During a previous budget ideas post I did for Wise Bread, fellow blogger Nora Dunn joined the discussion and pointed out just how versatile an item the humble bandana is on the road. So I got to thinking. Just how much mileage could I get out of one of these things? Following is my […]

Carving Out the Cash: Is it Cheaper to Be Nomadic?

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Reef Raff
Think you don’t have the money for long term travel? Consider the possibility that life on the road may actually be less expensive.

Getting There: Going from Presque Isle, Maine to Boston Without Going Broke

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Scumfrog
By David A. Dickinson 
Recently I had a government job offer which required me to attend an interview in Boston.  This touched off a debate that seems to come up a lot in the Aroostook (or as we locals say, “the County”); What is the cheapest way to go from here to there? 

Travel Tip: A New Use for the Tried and True Page Protector

 
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While I’ve previously come up with tons of ways to use these things in the classroom, my husband has an usual travel adaptation. Want to know what it is?