How we travel

Travel is a trillion-dollar industry, which explains the overwhelming number of companies and suppliers fighting for travellers’ attention. If you’re setting off on a big journey and feel bemused by the number of choices, use our personal recommendations below to plan, book and pack for your trip. These are the travel resources we have used to travel through over 60 countries and hope to use for years to come.

Plan


Book


PACK


BASICS

[easyazon_link keywords=”eagle creek neck pillow” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Neck Pillow” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Neck Pillow

[easyazon_link keywords=”eagle creek ear plugs” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”eagle creek ear plugs” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Earplugs

[easyazon_link keywords=”NatureHike Hanging Toiletry bag” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”NatureHike Hanging Toiletry bag” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Washbag

GADGETS

[easyazon_link keywords=”steripen ultra water purifier” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”steripen ultra water purifier” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Water Purifier

[easyazon_link keywords=”anker astro mini” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”anker astro mini” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Battery

[easyazon_link keywords=”kindle paperwhite” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Kindle paperwhite” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Kindle

[easyazon_link keywords=”JBL Charge Bluetooth Wireless Speaker” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”JBL Charge Bluetooth Wireless Speaker” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Speaker

SAFETY

[easyazon_link keywords=”spot gps messenger” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]travel resources
[easyazon_link keywords=”spot gps messenger” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Satellite SMS

[easyazon_link keywords=”pacsafe portable safe” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”pacsafe Portable Safe” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Portable Safe

[easyazon_link keywords=”personal alarm” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”personal alarm” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Alarm

[easyazon_link keywords=”smartsun uv wristband” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”smartsun uv wristband” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Anti-Sunburn

[easyazon_link keywords=” deep woods sportsmen” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=” deep woods sportsmen” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Repellent

[easyazon_link keywords=”lifesystems first aid” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”lifesystems first aid” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]First Aid

HIKING & CAMPING

[easyazon_link keywords=”swiss army knife camper” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”swiss army knife camper” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Pen Knife

PHOTOGRAPHY

[easyazon_link keywords=”nikon d3200 ” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]travel resources
[easyazon_link keywords=”nikon d3200 ” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]SLR

[easyazon_link keywords=”canon powershot d30″ locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”canon powershot d30″ locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Waterproof

[easyazon_link keywords=”slik sprint pro ii tripod” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”slik sprint pro ii tripod” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Tripod

[easyazon_link keywords=”transcend storejet 25h3p 2tb” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”transcend storejet 25h3p 2tb” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Storage

[easyazon_link identifier=”B00TKFEPHA” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link identifier=”B00TKFEPHA” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]SD Cards

APPS

RETAILERS

Connect


[easyazon_link keywords=”hootoo tripmate” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”hootoo tripmate” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Wifi

Reflect


Books

[easyazon_link keywords=”snows of kilimanjaro” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”snows of kilimanjaro” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Hemingway

[easyazon_link keywords=”george orwell homage to catalonia” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”george orwell homage to catalonia” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Orwell

[easyazon_link keywords=”thor heyerdahl kon tiki” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”thor heyerdahl kon tiki” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Heyerdahl

[easyazon_link keywords=”bill bryson notes from a small island” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”bill bryson notes from a small island” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Bryson

[easyazon_link keywords=”jules verne around the world in 80 days” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”jules verne around the world in 80 days” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Verne

[easyazon_link keywords=”scott and amundsen roland huntford” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”scott and amundsen roland huntford” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Huntford

[easyazon_link keywords=”ernest shackleton south” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”ernest shackleton south” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Shackleton

[easyazon_link keywords=”into thin air jon krakauer” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”into thin air jon krakauer” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]KRAKAUER

[easyazon_link keywords=”on the map simon garfield” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”on the map simon garfield” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Garfield

[easyazon_link keywords=”treasure island ” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”treasure island ” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Stevenson

[easyazon_link keywords=”paul theroux The Great Railway Bazaar” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”The Great Railway Bazaar” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]THEROUX

[easyazon_link keywords=”michael palin full circle” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”michael palin full circle” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]PALIN

Films

[easyazon_link keywords=”out of africa dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Out of Africa dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Out of Africa

[easyazon_link keywords=”the bounty dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”The Bounty dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]The Bounty

[easyazon_link keywords=”motorcycle diaries dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Motorcycle diaries dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Motorcycle…

[easyazon_link keywords=”amelie dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Amelie dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Amelie

[easyazon_link keywords=”city of god dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”City of God dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]City of God

[easyazon_link keywords=”bombon el perro dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Bombón el perro dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Bombón

[easyazon_link keywords=”easy rider dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Easy Rider dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Easy Rider

[easyazon_link keywords=”seven years in tibet dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”seven years in tibet dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]7 yrs in Tibet

[easyazon_link keywords=”the beach dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”the beach dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]The Beach

[easyazon_link keywords=”before sunrise dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”before sunrise dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Before Sunrise

[easyazon_link keywords=”born free dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Born Free dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Born Free

[easyazon_link keywords=”complete indiana jones dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”complete Indiana Jones dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Indiana Jones

Documentaries

[easyazon_link keywords=”human planet dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”Human Planet dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Human Planet

[easyazon_link keywords=”grizzly man dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]travel resources
[easyazon_link keywords=”grizzly man dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Grizzly Man

[easyazon_link keywords=”wild pacific dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”wild pacific dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]South Pacific

[easyazon_link keywords=”touching the void dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”touching the void dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Touching…

[easyazon_link keywords=”encounters at the end of the world dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]travel resources
[easyazon_link keywords=”encounters at the end of the world dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]Encounters…

[easyazon_link keywords=”180 south dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]
[easyazon_link keywords=”180 south dvd” locale=”US” tag=”atbo0c-20″]180 south

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