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Could Nalgene Bottles Cause Cancer?

Note: This post has been revised due to factual inaccuracies noted in the comments below. Thanks to Mark for setting us straight on the technicals of this issue! Nalgene water bottles have found a place in every rucksack, and have millions of confirmed backpacking fans. But now, new research by a Canadian outdoor gear company [...]

8 Ways to Deal with Loneliness on the Road

Why be lonely when you can follow some of these ideas to get over it?

Traveler’s First Aid: Don’t Forget the Honey

Honey may have a place in the backpacker’s toolkit, alongside Duct tape.

Print Your Own Travel Vaccines At Home!

Well, not exactly. The technology’s not here yet, but it’s in the mail. Via Travel Gear Blog: HP has announced that they will begin to sell a patch that is placed on your skin, and through tiny needles embedded in the patch, a vaccine will be “printed” into your arm. Since the needles barely penetrate [...]

Safety Tip: How Not To Set Your Face On Fire While Camping

Today’s health tip o’ the day comes out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Via FOX News: An 81-year-old Milwaukee man has sued the makers of Brut cologne after it ignited and burned parts of his hands, chest and neck. He is seeking unspecified damages from Helen of Troy Ltd., an El Paso, Texas company that owns and [...]

How To Fight Malaria Without Medication

Spend any time on the Thorntree or BootsNAll travel forums and you’ll no doubt hear backpackers discussing which vaccinations are most prudent when traveling abroad. Seasoned travelers and travel health professionals agree almost universally that the most frightening and deadly disease to be aware of is malaria. According to Wikipedia: It is widespread in tropical [...]

The Information Diet: How You Can Find 6 Extra Hours in Every Day

My road to mobile freedom – the ability to travel wherever and whenever I wish – has sparked a number of other initiatives for me. The main one: living simpler and being happier with less. Less clutter, less clothing, less car … less “stuff”. And I’m not talking only about years of accumulating worthless physical [...]

Things They Learned From Long-Term Travel

Erin and Brad from (where else?) Erin and Brad’s Travel Blog recently returned from a nine-month globetrotting adventure around the world. They’ve been kind enough to post an unabridged list of their tips on packing, dealing with money, health issues, and more. Check out their shared Google Doc here.

The Hangover Cure (or I Swear, I Will Never Drink That Much Ever Again … No, Really)

Hangovers are an inevitable consequence of many a young traveler’s foray into the seedier and more exciting places around the world. Everyone has their own opinion of which hangover cure works best for them. For me, the remedy is simple and, in all the hazy years I’ve spent punishing my liver, this recipe has never [...]

Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite!

(I easily spent seventeen or eighteen seconds crafting the title of this post. Seriously.) As if returning home from an around-the-world trip isn’t disheartening and culturally shocking enough, you’re then forced to deal with the lack of six-legged critters – bedbugs in particular – with which to share your bed. Have no fear, insect lover: [...]

Drink Water and Save $700 A Year

Huh? Drink water, you say? It’s ground-breaking! Seriously though, K and I both switched to what is essentially a diabetic’s diet. Not because either of us is diabetic, but because it truly is very healthy for you. As part of this, it’s recommended that you cut dietary sugar as much as possible, including juices, sodas, [...]

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