After more than 20 years of travel, Charles and I have slept in pretty much every kind of place you can imagine. We’ve stayed in hundreds of hotels, hostels, huts, Airbnbs and rental apartments, plus our fair share of cars, tents, vans, RVs, and other places that probably stretched the definition of accommodation. We’ve slept […]
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Amsterdam was one of the first places I ever visited outside North America. I was finishing up my Master’s degree at the time, and that week in the Netherlands felt like a doorway into a much bigger world. I only spent about seven days in Amsterdam, but I loved it almost immediately. There was something
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Travel is expensive right now. It’s sad but true. Flights, hotels, gas, food, airport snacks, checked bag fees, it all adds up fast. So when a luggage set comes in at a genuinely accessible price point and still has the features most travelers are looking for, it’s worth taking a closer look. We’ve tested and
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Over the past few years, we’ve had the chance to test nearly all the BLUETTI Elite power stations from the small and portable Elite 30 V2 all the way to the suitcase sized dual wheel Elite 400. In that time we got to compare the BLUETTI power stations in real-world situations as well as with
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This post is sponsored by BLUETTI. All testing, opinions, and real-world notes are our own. Portable power stations are becoming as ubiquitous to camping and rv/van life as they are to emergency home backup power users and off gridders. The power options they provide is easy to understand when we’re talking about phones, tablets, laptops,
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We’ve tested and used a lot of power stations over the years. Big ones. Heavy ones. Ones with impressive specs that look great on paper. And what we’ve learned is simple. The best power station isn’t the most powerful one. It’s the one you actually reach for. That’s exactly why we’re using the Bluetti Elite
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After more than 20 years on the road, here’s something we’ve learned the slow and sometimes uncomfortable way. Most travel gear sounds great in theory however very little of it earns a permanent spot in your bag. We’ve dragged gear across continents, stuffed it into overhead bins, hauled it through border crossings, forgotten it in
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Why the GOOLOO GP4000 car battery jump starter is the best gift for Christmas this year Over the years, we’ve learned that most road trip stress doesn’t come from big disasters. It comes from small, preventable moments that derail the day. Living in Canada teaches you that quickly. We’ve driven through the prairies in the
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Scan our Heymondo review to discover the benefits and drawbacks of this innovative travel insurance company. See for yourself if it’s the right travel insurance choice for you! Traveling is all about embracing the unknown, but that doesn’t mean you want to be caught off guard. That’s why we get travel insurance every time we
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