Category: Travel

Clothing Colors and Types: All your clothing should be interchangeable. Every shirt should work with every pant. The easiest way to do this is to use mostly black and grey for winter travel and mostly greens, blues and tans for summer travel. Dress in thin layers. Avoid thick clothing. Use synthetic fibers, avoid cotton because… Continue reading Travel Clothing

Solid Soaps: You need to travel with solid soaps. They weigh much less than liquid soaps. They can be placed in your carry-on and they aren’t subject to the TSA Liquids rules. A bar of soap will last two people for almost a month on the road. Bar Soap can be stored in a flat… Continue reading Travel Towels and Soaps

If you travel outside the USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan or the Caribbean Islands, you will need to deal with power adapters. There is a great reference online, here. NOTE: Don’t buy a block type electrical adapter if it uses the same setup for Northern Europe and Southern Europe. Most of the ones I have seen… Continue reading Travel Chargers, Blow Dryers, and all things Electrical

NOTE: Before you check your bags on an airline, take a quick photo of them with your phone. When the airline loses your baggage, they will ask you for a description of the bag. You can show them the photo. Carry-on vs Personal Item: If your trip includes flights on very small aircraft that limit… Continue reading Travel Packing List – Last updated for Africa 2022

Travel Insurance Trip Interruption Insurance: In 2020, we purchased trip interruption insurance for Africa.  It cost about $500.  When the pandemic hit, the insurance was forfeited.  No trip interruption insurance seems to cover wars and pandemics.   We talked about getting trip interruption insurance for the rescheduled trip, but we determined our Chase credit card already provided… Continue reading Travel Essentials