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What I DON’T pack for traveling

Since I always get travel gadgets from Mountain Equipment Co-op for my birthday, I thought I would use the next few posts to write about the gizmos I like to take traveling with me.
But first, here are things that I do not, I repeat do not like to pack. Note: I have taken all [...]

Posted 07 June 2009 † Caitlin § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °

The pre-travel routine

People keep on asking me: “How do you feel about leaving Ottawa so soon?”
There was a time that I’d get really choked up when I left home or moved. A time when setting out to places unfamiliar was emotionally upsetting and draining.
Now it feels like par for the course. In fact, I’m feeling content [...]

Posted 04 June 2009 † Caitlin § Travel ‡ Comments (1) °

Modesty & Traveling

The other day I tried on a dress in front of my roommate.
“Wow, that looks great on you!” she said.
“Yeah, but I’m only interested in any clothes I that I would wear in Central America. This is too revealing… you can see half my boobs.”
“Yeah, but it looks hot! Take it anyways!”
I know [...]

Posted 02 June 2009 † Caitlin § Travel § Women Travelers ‡ Comments (6) °

5 places to hide your money while traveling

Whether you are traveling in a developing country or Western Europe, chances are you have hidden money somewhere on your person. Presumably, this will keep it safe from criminals and act as a backup supply if everything else is lost. I guess this might be a tad paranoid… but it doesn’t hurt so it can’t [...]

Posted 26 May 2009 † Caitlin § Travel § Travel Safety ‡ Comments (0) °

On guidebooks

I have a complicated relationship with guidebooks.
While I’m in Canada and daydreaming about my next trip, guidebooks are like crack to me. Before leaving for West Africa last summer, I read Rough Guide and Lonely Planet’s West Africa books and Bradt’s Burkina Faso guide front to cover at least four or five times each. [...]

Posted 06 May 2009 † Caitlin § Travel ‡ Comments (4) °