General Packing and gear
From packing lists to luggage requirements, how to pack light and how to deal with electronics and converters
From packing lists to luggage requirements, how to pack light and how to deal with electronics and converters
How to pack everything you need for a U.K. vacation into a carry-on sized bag
This wearable safe for keeping your passport, credit cards, and spare cash secure is the one indispensable accessory every traveler loves to hate
How to travel with a carry-on-sized bag as your only piece of luggage—and still have room for souvenirs
A traveler's guide to learning how to pack light and love it—or, how to fit everything you need for a six month trip into a single, carry-on sized bag
A semi-philosophical discourse on just why specialty travel clothes, luggage, gear, and gadgets can make travel easier, more comfortable, and less stressful all around—plus, you get just a smidgen of that James Bond feeling, what with all the hidden pockets and such
If your bag measures more than 45" total (L+W+D), it is probably too big for the overhead bin
On August 27, 1896, Britain declared war on its protectorate Zanzibar, where a pretender to the Sultanate had just siezed power.
At 9:02am, British ships in the habor began shelling the would-be Sultan's palace.
By 9:40, the shelling had stopped, the palace was on fire, and the pretender's flag had been cut down.
At 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War remains the shortest war on record.
Some 500 Zanzibaris were killed.
One British Petty Officer was wounded.