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Ultimate Hiking Shorts Showdown: KÜHL Haven shorts vs. Patagonia Barely Baggies

Fiona reviews the Kuhl Haven hiking shorts for women. How do they stack up against Patagonia Baggies?

How to make Jerky: Smokey BBQ Jerky Recipe

A good smokey bbq jerky recipe is perfect for making your own trail food for hiking trips. It’s an excellent source of protein, lightweight, doesn’t require refrigeration and the high sodium content can help with dehydration. Affiliate Discloser: This post contains affiliate links. If you …

Tourist Christmas Tree Ornaments From Around The World

Tourist Christmas Tree Ornaments: Mementos of holidays past When travelling to new places it’s easy to succumb to the trap of buying gaudy souvenirs that wind up in the third drawer. The solution: tourist Christmas tree ornaments. Affiliate Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. …

Best Multi Day Hikes Around the World: 5 Great Walks

Nothing beats multi day hikes. Bill Bryson summed it up best in ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ after hiking the Appalachian Trail: “Distance changes utterly when you take the world on foot. A mile becomes a long way, two miles literally considerable, ten miles whopping, …

The Checkered History of Tartan: The Myths of Clan Tartan

Like many Australians, when I travelled to Scotland I took great pleasure in tracing back my family history and ancestral clan. I took an interest in the history of tartan, how it relates to clan heritage and where to get the real McCoy. I discovered …

50 Uplifting Travel Quotes to Inspire Your Next Adventure

Travel quotes remind us why travel is essential to a rich, fulfilling life. Here are my favourite travel quotes to inspire your next adventure. Suitcase at the ready! On Travel “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller” – Ibn Battuta …