Travel gear

Do you know the best times to buy travel gear? The calendar date can make a huge difference. Yes you can afford quality travel gear and name brand outdoor clothing for your journeys. The secret is buying it when the timing is right, not two days before your vacation. I see a lot of people …

I have spent more than a decade reviewing travel gear in some form or another, six of those as editor of the popular Practical Travel Gear Blog that I sold to another publisher. I originally started that to highlight the inexpensive but essential gear backpackers were carrying but that no magazine was writing about. These …

As technology changes and evolves over the years, it impacts what is small and light enough to pack for every trip. We’re at the point now where you might as well throw in a portable Bluetooth speaker for your trip. The first portable speakers I reviewed when I started the first version of Practical Travel …

Last night I touched down in Bangkok, a city I’ve visited more than most, and am looking forward to eating terrific food, seeing glorious things, and having a blast. What I won’t be doing is drinking the tap water. Despite all the infrastructure improvements and exponential rise in tourism numbers over the past two decades, …

I fly a lot between the USA and Mexico and each time I need to go through customs and get my passport stamped. According to American Airlines though, flying to Mexico does not constitute an international flight when it comes to one allowed checked bag. Well, it sort of does, but only if you fly …