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Traveler Gifts That Will Actually Get Used – From $10 to $130
on: by Tim Leffel
Want to buy traveler gifts that are actually useful? This is the time of year when seemingly every magazine and travel blog has some kind “ultimate travel gift guide” or “100 great ideas for the traveler on your list.” Many of
6 Unexpected Expenses to Expect for Your Round-the-World Travel Budget
on: by Tim Leffel
So you’ve read your copy of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, read the books from Rolf Potts and Nomadic Matt, you’ve priced your tickets out on the Indie RTW Flight Planner, and you’ve been following a dozen bloggers doling out advice
25 Things Travelers Couldn’t Do 25 Years Ago
on: by Tim Leffel
Around 25 years ago, I was probably kicking back on some tropical island, staying in a $4 bungalow, wondering whether I should have rice or noodles for my next meal. I was traveling through Southeast Asia, Nepal, India, Greece, Turkey, Holland,
An Easy Way to Purify Water: Grayl
on: by Tim Leffel
The people who have set me up with a GRAYL water purifier twice probably don’t want me to start off this post with an ugly photo of garbage, so I’ll put that further down. When you look at that pile of
My Favorite Travel Gear Brands: Eagle Creek
on: by Tim Leffel
My relationship with Eagle Creek goes back almost as far as my relationship with my wife—who started as my companion on a year-long journey circling the globe back in the early ’90s. I actually went to Eagle Creek’s 40th anniversary party