13 Essential Items for India, and 5 We Wish We Had

13 Essential Items for India, and 5 We Wish We HadA couple of months ago we wrote a post about items that were essential here in India.  Now, after 3 months in India and one in Sri Lanka, we have found other items that are needed while traveling through India.  You can see the other items that we list in our post Travel Gear Did We Need it All? and we have found a few more items that we really needed,... 

Travel Gear, Did We Need it All?

Travel Gear, Did We Need it All?- It has only been three weeks into our trip, but we already have a good idea of what we are glad to have brought with us and what we should have left behind in Canada. Here is a list of the stuff that we brought that we are very grateful to have along the way in India, plus a few of the items that we should have left at home. Must Have Gear in India Silk Liners –... 

AccessMyID – Peace of Mind for your Travel Documents

AccessMyID – Peace of Mind for your Travel Documents- During our previous travels we have made sure that we have had all of the necessary documents photocopied in duplicate. If something gets lost or stolen we knew that we had all of our vital papers tucked away safely in another bag.  However, if our documents were stolen, the thief now had access to very important and private information. This... 

Holiday Gifts for the Adventure Traveler

Holiday Gifts for the Adventure TravelerThere are common traits between adventure travelers, luxury travelers, green travelers and budget travelers except when it comes to holiday gift ideas. While the world is slowly coming out of a recession, it’s really the thought that counts when giving travel-related gifts this year. In order to help you find a great gift, we’ve worked with popular travel... 

Electronics while Traveling… A Burden or a Blessing??

Electronics while Traveling… A Burden or a Blessing??“What the %#*! Electronics am I going to bring on this trip??” This is usually the first thing out of my mouth when I start thinking of what we are going to pack for our latest adventure. Deb is usually concerned over all of those non important things like Visa’s, Shots, Banking etc. But it is I who dares to ask this dreaded... 

Choosing the Right Back Pack for Travel

Choosing the Right Back Pack for TravelThe countdown continues.  We know that the trip is fast approaching when we finally got around to buying our new backpacks this weekend. We would have loved to save the money and not buy new packs, but Africa really took its toll on our other packs and I don’t think that they would last for very long into the trip.  So we set out to find 2 shiny new packs... 

The Many Uses of the Simple Sarong

The Many Uses of the Simple SarongThere is one item that I swear by whenever we are on the road.  The Sarong. We always bring 4 with us when traveling. Two for Dave and two for Me.  Why you ask? Well they are the most useful piece of clothing that you could possibly pack. some of my sarongs Here is a list to show you just how versatile a sarong can be and how you to can use a sarong in many different... 

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