health & safety tips

Health and Safety pouch for travel: stay safe, travel well

In addition to my random things pouch which has proved incredibly useful over the years, I also have a slightly...

Taming damaged or severely tangled hair (with help from a tree Moroccan goats climb)

While I love to dive/snorkel/etc, I  hate it when I go scuba diving or snorkeling or ride in an open-air...

Find tap water when you travel – app

You know how sometimes you are in a country where you have to buy bottled water and you hate how...

Relaxing after a long flight

Relaxing after a long flight

After squashing myself in a small aircraft seat for hours, I often find myself with a bad crick in my...

Reflective bags and backpacks; be noticed in the dark

A relatively new development in safety is cute purses and bags that are very light reflective. They generally look dark...

Hammam (Turkish bath) experience – Turkey vs Morocco

Time slows and nearly stops in a hammam (hamam or Turkish Bath), while you sit in your sweat, with only...