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International Electrical Adapter
This international electrical adapter with surge protector has four kinds of international electrical plugs built into one small box, with each set of plugs being good for a different part of the world. Great adaptor!
Nomads Industry Hostel - Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, Australia's city of the arts, is home to a fine strain of nightlife and a way welcoming atmosphere which the Nomads Industry hostel exemplifies. You need to sample Melbourne's scene as part of any backpacking trip to Australia, and you should stay at Nomads Industry -- it's clean, it's comfortable, it's a good enough value and the staff puts out some effort to make it feel friendly. Check out some Nomads Industry hostel photos or read more below.
Crocodile Natural Insect Repellent Without DEET
Good smelling natural insect repellent that works without DEET -- what a concept! Crocodile is a DEET-less all natural insect repellent guide-tested on mosquitoes and sand fleas -- this DEET-less natural insect repellent works almost as well as DEET but has a better bouquet. Read the review of Crocodile natural insect repellent without DEET.
YHA Railway Square Hostel - Sydney, Australia
YHA's Railway Square hostel is the place for quiet nights in central Sydney. The hostel is modern, though partially in a historic building, the folks are friendly and the joint is secure while being largely on a ground level. Sydney Central train station is next door, meaning Sydney's bar scene (take the subway) or the Blue Mountains (take the train) are a five minute walk, essentially. If you're looking for calm, clean comfort, this is the place to be in central Sydney.
YHA Sydney Central Hostel - Sydney, Australia
The YHA Sydney Central hostel is a dyno place to hang your backpack in a triangle of mega hostels near the Sydney Central train station that includes the Wake Up Sydney and the YHA Railway Square Hostel. A sweet swimming pool and decks rule from the roof, travel desks abound, and lots o'comfy common areas, a real dining room and a real smoking area (that's not on the roof) round out this giant joint. Check out some photos, or read more about the YHA Sydney Central hostel.
Brave Soldier Antiseptic Ointment - Wonder Goo For Travelers
Brave Soldier antiseptic ointment is the best. A mix of 4% lidocaine soothes a travel sore and comfrey promotes healing. I've used Brave Soldier healing goo on road rash, burns, and cuts -- made ouchies feel better fast and helped prevent scarring. I've also walked in comfort despite some serious blisters after slavering 'em with Brave Soldier. I never travel without it and I've never had an infected wound while using it. Read the Brave Soldier review.
Wake Up Sydney Hostel - Sydney, Australia
Wake Up Sydney is a ginormous hostel very close to Sydney Central train station and part of a mega hostel triangle -- YHA has two hostels in the neighborhood, too. A Global Gossip communication shop and several backpacker travel businesses nearby make this neck of Sydney a good hang for travelers -- you're bound to meet some folks. It's clean, comfy, good value and a mirror in many ways of the Wake Up London, though a little fresher and more happening.
Thermarest Z-Lite Sleeping Pad
Sleeping bag pads vary widely, from foam to self inflating air mattresses. This review checks out the Thermarest Z-lite with warm egg carton construction. Light and compact for backpackers. Read the review.
Smartwool Socks: Best Travel Socks
Smartwool socks are what's for travel. They last until loss do you part. They don't itch, like those shapeless, scratchy blobs you normally associate with wool sock world, and they'll never show you a stinky side. They're warm, cool, cushy, comfy. Every traveler should have Smartwool socks coddling cobblestone-sore and trail-battered tootsies -- hot and sore or cold and wet feet can derail a trip fast. Get 'em. Love 'em. Never lose 'em.
Adelaide Hostel - Great San Francisco Hostel
The Adelaide is a great San Francisco hostel -- very central, near Union Square and easy public transportation. San Francisco has a passel of hostels, and my favorite in this backpacker-friendly California town is the Adelaide. Close to the action, inexpensive, rampant free wifi, and a fantastically friendly staff make this San Francisco hostel a winner. Read a review and see writer-taken photos of this San Francisco hostel.
Bunk Brisbane Backpackers Hostel
The Bunk Brisbane is an exceedingly great hostel -- a good-sized place with clean dorms, perfectly reasonable rates and unbelievable private rooms (sweeter than your apartment). Views of Brisbane, awesome art including some great art graffiti and Barbie chandeliers, Brisbane's most happening bar and the friendliest staff in Australia make the Bunk Brisbane a spot to hang your backpack while you check out the Australian state of Queensland. Read a review of the Bunk Brisbane hostel.
Hotel Andino Royal, Bogota, Colombia
Bogota Hotel Review - Hotel Andino Royal in Bogota Colombia - Bogota Hotel
LL Bean Passport Organizer
The LL Bean passport organizer is a seemingly small affair that opens into a virtual travel toolkit. As a passport holder only, it's a little expensive because it's a lot more than that. Using this multi-featured travel accessory solely for passpor and tickets is impossible, anyway; no sooner will you decide in which of the seven pockets to put your passport then you'll be filling the rest.
Sanuk Walking Flip Flops
A deceptively simple look characterizes the "Lazy" Chica, feature-ful flip flops from Sanuk: anatomical design makes feet feel fine. Good-looking strap raises theses flip flops to shoe style status. A great walking sandal. Read the review.
LL Bean Leather Travel Shoulder Bag
LL Bean's leather travel shoulder bag boasts a silky lining and powerful snap-plus-zip outer pockets, a roomy outer zip sleeve and interior zip pocket and pen / credit card pockets. Modeled after World War II bomber jackets, the distressed leather looks great while being tough as nails. Padded and adjustable shoulder strap is comfy and carry handles turn it into a briefcase. Classic campus companion and practical lifelong travel bag. Read the review.
Cabela's Men's Travel Shirt
Cabela's Supplex® Guidewear® men's travel shirt is a sweet traveler. Features provide practical travel solutions; it's a good looking hard worker by land or sea. Read the review.
Teva Flipsoles - Noosa 2 Walking Shoes and Flip Flops
Who woulda thunk to combine flip flops and walking shoes? Travelers, that's who. Somebody at Teva has faced the traveling shoes dilemma, and Teva Flipsoles shoes are the brainchild. Wear shoes on earth surfaces. Wear flip flops on hostel surfaces. Worry not about sore feet. Go forth in comfort and style. Read the review.
CDC Yellow Book
CDC's Yellow Book: travelers' health and safety tips - immunizations, vaccinations, travel hazards, wild animal attacks, disease prevention - mad cow disease, river blindness, plague, yellow fever, malaria - and travelers' health risks and diseases by country or world area.
SeV Ultimate Hoodie - iPod-Friendly Sweatshirt
Sun Valley's ScottEvest knows you can't leave your gadgets at home, and they've designed "technology enabled clothing" that makes it easy to bring 'em all along. Their TEC® line features the cool MP3 player-friendly "Ultimate Hoodie" -- a decent sweatshirt that loves your iPod as much as you do and proves it with gadget grabbing pockets galore. We like it. Read the review.
Nomad Travel Journal, Planner and Diary
A travel journal is an important part of your journey and the Nomad travel diary is a beauty. Track your itinerary, take notes, and make notes before you leave on hotel recommendations, ticket prices and all the dope. Read the review.
Birkenstock Walking Shoes and Sandals
Birkenstock shoes and sandals are walker's favorites the world over. Ask student travelers what they won't give up, and Birkenstock wearers will list their shoes before backpacks. (Promotional code.) Well known and worn Birkenstocks are a renewable resource, too: resole, re-footbed, re-use. Try 'em for a trip and you'll be a well-heeled traveler indeed.
Guadalajara's Hostel de Maria
Guadalajara's Hostel de Maria is a sweet spot worth a lengthy stay. The friendly, secure Mexico hostel has two cute private rooms with baths and six sunny dorms, a clean community kitchen and satellite TV; centrally located near the old city centro's sights, it's a short walk to everything, including easy Guadalajara public transportation. Quiet nights in comfortable digs -- if the free wifi reached the private rooms, this hostel would be a flashpacker's dream.
iToors Podcast: "Glasgow - Sounds of a Music Capital"
Travel podcast review: iToors musical Glasgow musical podcast review. Underground music venues, insider tips, Glasgow bars and cafes, and thrift store shopping. Hip tunes and insider tips create exciting ambience in this podcast.
Magellan's Crushable Women's Travel Hat Review
With the usual unerring knack for choosing the right stuff, Magellan's has picked a beauty with this packable women's "straw" travel hat. The price is decent, it's attractive and functional -- overall, the crushable, packable hat's a great travel accessory. Read the review.
Sanuk "Cut It Out" Flip Flops
Buy a pair of Sanuk "Cut It Out" flip flops. That's the bottom line. Let your toes get a taste of that "wire" (PVC, actually) mesh bed and you'll be sold on Sanuk. Read the review.