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News of the Good – Homeless man reunited with his lost dog – video
My blog has moved. So if you enjoy it, check it out at its new and improved location - Travelaroundwithkris.com. You can sign up to receive emails at the bottom of any page. Story here with video that nearly made me cry.
Tips for traveling with little/no 4G/3G service
Google can be very helpful when you travel without cell service (or you have very little data allowance so you have to be careful about what you allow to transfer). Before going on a trip you should set up google translate and download the language you need to "read" Apple store - Google Translate Google …
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Great shopping/laundry bags for travel or at home
NanoBags - great for traveling. I was a backer of this campaign on Indiegogo and just received my Nanobags and Nanopacks. They are exactly as described. The first is a sizeable tote with handles that can go over your shoulder. The latter is the same material but in a drawstring backpack so you don't need …
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Travel in a carry-on – packing electronics
To pack in just carry-on is a slowly learned skill. You can only take essentials and have to plan on washing clothing. You can see more about this in other posts ( quick wash clothes, multi-way clothes, Random things pouch, Health and Safety pouch, etc.) Finally, you need your electronics to be compact and versatile, so …
Park Guell – Barcelona’s magnificent Gaudi park
Park Guell - Barcelona's magnificent park Park Guell is the serendipitous result of a failed planned community. Around the turn of the 20th century, Count Eusebi Guell decided to build a garden community. Only a few of the 60 lots sold. This despite the fact that Gaudi was designing the community buildings, which are what …
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Something much of the world uses, that the US usually does not.
All around the world when I travel, I find hot pots in rooms. The last time I had a hot pot was in college and I didn't realize how great they were. But in hotels around the world, these are very useful items. After using them in probably 5 countries, I went out and bought …
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Farrago: cat butt wine stoppers
Found something fun I just had to share Yes, travel is super important to me, but I have other interests, namely board gaming/escaper rooms, science fiction, cats, cats, and cats. And today I found this for sale on Amazon [Note: as an amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases]. I know a couple of people …
China visa requirements and process, and helpful free apps for China
These apps are great to have installed before you go so they are ready to use as you need a VPN to do so once you are there. Make sure your VPN is installed and working before going to China (see more about that here). General apps that are …
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News of the Good: VR helps dementia patients
A company called Rendevor has a VR system that can help older adults including those with dementia. The system offers many games and experiences and can be used socially as multiple people can be in the same experience at one time. They can visit many locations around the world virtually, by themselves or with others, …
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Cartagena: dealing with the heat, humidity, and sun
While I was in Cartagena, the daytime temperature was often only in the high 80s but the heat index was often near 110 and the UV index was usually 10 and up (6 is high). That sort of humidity and heat and sun is very uncomfortable and you get sweaty within minutes of being outside …
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$50 off at Gate1travel for tours
Gate 1 is one of my favorite tour companies. Sometimes I just don't want to do the work of planning and getting transportation. And Gate 1 is there for me, with reasonably priced multi-city tours. They'll handle the airfare and everything else and often have great prices and sales. You can get $50 off a …
Barbados – Harrison’s Cave (with bonus monkeys)
Cruise port: Barbados - Harrison's Cave I like caves. I've ziplined in a cave. I've tubed through a cave. And just walked/rode through many caves, including ones with fossils, artifacts, cave paintings, and even an organ. The magnificent creations formed by stalagmites and stalactites and all the other mineral formations are truly endless. If you …
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News of the Good: some KitKat wrappers in Japan will be origami paper rather than plastic
https://mymodernmet.com/kitkat-origami-packaging-nestle-japan/?fbclid=IwAR01p0kRwx3XoicGuo3nQOzO0o09bPUYEyV0i1NhZj3Fbdx3xsE9H67j9R0 The wrapper will now include instructions for how to fold the paper into an origami crane (but of course people can choose to make other things, but cranes are lucky and you want lots of them).
Chicago area peeps: A corn maze with a bar and ax-throwing? Count me in.
I found out today that there is a corn maze in Chicago (like actually in the city of Chicago, not one of those "Chicago" events that are in Naperville, or Schaumberg, or Idaho) starting next week that somewhere in the maze there is a bar. And there is ax throwing (which I have found to …
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