Still need a New Year’s resolution? Here, I’ll loan you mine. Make and maintain and ever-ready, already-packed travel toiletry kit. I could spend weeks considering what clothing I might bring on a trip, but then when it’s time to go I start thrashing around throwing all my regular size toiletries into a ziplock and grabbing […]
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Gifts on the Move: The Hunt for Groovy Souvenirs in Costa Rica (Part I)
So I’m going to do that thing I tell students not to do: I’ll start with a definition. And not only will I start with a definition, but it will be from dictionary.com, not even a dictionary with a spine and distracting thumbnail pictures. A “souvenir,” according to this source, is a “usually small and […]
Carry-on Mystery Theatre, Act I: Is That A Microscope, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
I’ve proclaimed my allegiance, in earlier posts, to the Socially Awkward Travellers (SATs) of the world. And I’ve confessed my lack of facility with “tips.” But I’ve learned a doozie in these first days of 2012: carrying a microscope on your flight is an instant conversation starter. I was asked if I could bring a […]