I will be taking only one cary-on size bag and wanted to pack light and tight to save space. The cloths have to be versatile enough to be appropriate in a wide variety of cultures and climates. They have to be tough enough to stand up to constant wear and frequent washing. They have to be quick-drying for doing laundry in hotel sinks. They have to fit nice, look crisp, and feel comfortable. And they have to be classy! I don’t want to look like I’m living out of a single pack, even though that’s precisely what I’m doing.
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A Wander-Writer’s Travel Writing Kit
The essentials of a travel writing kit are really very simple. Ask any traveler what her most essential item is and she will very likely to tell you it’s her hat. Ask a writer that same question and she’ll tell you that a pen and notebook must be on her person at all times. I […]
The Tilley Hat for Wander Writers
The virtues of the hat go beyond the environmental advantages. That brim is wide enough to help you avoid eye contact at the internet café when you don’t want to be interrupted but narrow enough that you can peek out from under it to people watch with impunity. I would love this hat even if I never went anywhere farther than the library and the café.