Health, Safety & Tips

What matters the most is that you don’t go all “Traveler’s What If Syndrome” while packing. What you can do to save yourself some space and time is to do as much as you can in advance. ►►►

Most of you don’t know my mother… As I’m getting older, I get to know her so well… mostly because I start to act and react like her so often! She’s a relatively “practical” packer and packing the car for a weekend away at the chalet or to move my stuff to Montreal for university was for her like a Tetris game… ►►►

From the moment you choose to pack any electrical appliance or techno gizmo, you should carry a 3-prong to 2-prong electrical adaptor (a.k.a “cheater plug”) in your kit… ►►►

Dental floss or dental tape (same thing than floss but flat instead of round) doesn’t only help to maintain healthy teeth and gums; it doubles as a resistant multi-purpose thread! ►►►

The list of things you can do with a decent, not too thin or too thick and not too dark scarf (go for a basic neutral color, like sand or medium grey), is endless… ►►►

For many reasons, but mostly to be more fit to be able to do some trekking and hiking on my upcoming travels, I decided to start working out, mostly focusing on cardio-vascular exercises routine. ►►►

Hospitality Exchange (“hospex” for those who are into Internet lingo!) is a way of traveling becoming more and more popular, especially for backpackers. I’m personally a major fan, since I had the opportunity to be hosted by an Indian family in Amber, just outside Jaipur, Rajasthan, during my stay in India during fall of 2012. ►►►

Zip top bags (often called “Ziplocs”) are part of our traveler’s life, whatever our size, since September 11. ►►►