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My clothing for a month traveling Cambodia and Vietnam.

Packing Checklist for a Month in Southeast Asia

May 28, 2017 By Julie

When it comes to packing, most travelers would agree: If there are regrets, it’s usually from packing to much, not too little. It stinks to pack, haul, un-pack, and re-pack a bunch of stuff you don’t need. This article shares everything I packed for over 30 days of travel through Cambodia and Vietnam. Lessons learned…

Our fully loaded backpacks.

Shopping and Packing for a Section-Hike on the A.T. through Shenandoah National Park

November 2, 2016 By Julie

I spent eight days backpacking through Shenandoah National Park on the Appalachian Trail. Click here for my Trip Summary to find articles, maps, and details around trip prep, packing, and lessons learned. This article picks up where “Preparing to Section-Hike the A.T. through Shenandoah National Park” left off. There, I covered long-range planning tasks including…

Philmont Equipment Details

May 22, 2016 By Chris

Originally published November 14, 2012 Like most people (adults?) going to Philmont, Julie and I spent a lot of time exploring strategies and tactics for equipment. Much of our equipment was close to twenty years old (pre-kids backpacking days) so we knew a major refresh was in order. We leaned towards the ultra-light approach and…

Chris befriends another donkey

Ireland Backpacking: Our Line-by-Line Packing List with Total Weight

April 27, 2016 By Julie

I've written a surprising number of articles about packing for our 6-week Ireland trip, including how I choose clothes and pack lightly, how I choose and pack toiletries, my initial packing list, and my final packing list.  In this post I give you our line-by-line list complete with weights and notes. I'm sorry the "tables" are…

Organized Travel: eBags Packing Cubes, Eagle Creek Pack-It Specter Cubes, and Rick Steves Convertible Carry-On

October 15, 2015 By Julie

Chris and I have been traveling for over 4 months now and our crazy adventure is drawing to a close. When we pull into our driveway in just 8 short days, we will have traveled over 7,000 miles by car, backpacked 140 miles, passed through 20 states, and explored bits of 3 countries. I’ve learned…

My Final Packing List for 6 Weeks in Ireland

August 25, 2015 By Julie

I previously posted articles detailing the clothes, toiletries, and backpacking equipment I planned to take to Ireland. The items listed would suffice for a normal trip, but I’ll be backpacking for 4 weeks and my pack was too heavy. After carefully rethinking and then discarding or replacing items, I got my pack down to 19.5 pounds carried weight. This…

My Backpacking Equipment for Ireland

August 13, 2015 By Julie

Sometimes it can be challenging to write an article, but this time I couldn’t even decide what to title it! We will be in Ireland for a total of 6 weeks and the final 2 weeks will be familiar, traveling by car and sightseeing.  During the first 4 weeks, though, are we backpacking, hiking, trekking,…

How I Choose and Pack Toiletries for a Long Trip

August 7, 2015 By Julie

I wasn’t planning to write this article, but a recent email from a friend revealed I’m not the only one who broods over lotion and shampoo and travel containers. While I haven’t asked Chris specifically, I’d bet dollars to donuts he devotes a tiny fraction of the time I do to this subject. What can…

How I Choose Clothes and Pack Lightly for an Extended Trip

July 30, 2015 By Julie

I used to be a disaster at packing. I’d start out with good intentions, but then the “what-ifs” set in and I’d throw in clothes and shoes for every possible weather/activity combination. Chris is a seasoned traveler though, and started working on me and the kids 15 years ago. Rule #1: No checked bags, period.…

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