Simple Backpack Tips
Backpack and shoes are a hikers greatest allies. Here are a few tips to traveling light, but in style! Carry your backpack on the plane during your trip to your destination. This ensures no lost luggage. Check your backpack when coming home by simply wrapping the straps backwards and tightening them. Be sure to remove […]
Use Every Trip to Learn
One of my tips is to take photos of the items you take on vacation. Then, when you return, make notes of which items you used, any items you didn’t use and any things you needed to stop and buy along the way. In July I had the good fortune to go to Whidbey Island […]
Monday Minimalist Tip
Nothing like a trip to remind me of the value of today’s tip, which is to “travel light.” When I leave home, I seek to bring the items I need and leave those behind that I won’t need. So for each trip I take, I like to do these things: Put the city I will […]
Fall Travel Items
Mid October brought a fun 4 day trip with family to Wallowa Lake, in eastern Oregon. Temperatures were in the 30’s to 60’s with dry skies and no rain expected. We were mostly in nature without any need to dress up and we stayed in a heated house. Hiking, hanging out, cooking and being together were […]
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