“Yes, we’re very excited,” said the woman holding onto the cart with four large suitcases. “This is our first real vacation in four years.” Apparently they needed a lot more clothing than me for their trip to Los Cabos, a place that rarely dips below 75F degrees at night. But extra baggage fees weren’t the …

A reader asked me back in 2008 if there was a way to travel around the world without ever plugging into a wall socket. The answer was “sort of” and it has not gotten much better since then, unfortunately. If you only carry a smartphone it’s not hard to be a solar-powered traveler, but it …

Some wine lovers are willing to spend thousands of dollars to support their passion and they’ll seek out the finest bottles from the best vintages. They’ll tour the top spots in France and Italy, carefully packing the best of the best to store in their cellar at home. Then there are the rest of us. …

You’ve saved up, planned an itinerary, and you’re ready to take off on a round-the-world journey or months of extended travel backpacking. Great! Are you really ready though for life on the road? For all the parts that are not glamorous in the least? Most people I’ve met who are backpacking around the world end …

Founded in 1923 in Europe and based in Germany, the Lowa footwear company still has Lowa Boots as its official name and website. You’ll see plenty of their hiking boot models out on the alpine trails of Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and where many of their shoes are made: Slovakia. Over the years they have gone …