Airports are strange places. They’re the only spot on earth where it’s socially acceptable to drink a beer at 6 a.m., nap on the carpet as hundreds of strangers walk past, and pay $14 for a bottle of water. Most of the time, international travel goes more...
Here’s something that doesn’t tend to appear in the travel brochure: the hardest part of your first big trek might happen before you ever lace up your boots. It happens at 11:47 p.m. on a travel website, when you’re staring at 47 flight options and...
If you’ve ever stepped off a long-haul flight into some far away location feeling slightly detached from reality and downright weird, you already know jet lag is not just “being tired.” It’s disorienting. Your body feels out of sync with your surroundings, and no...
Think you need a $10K video camera to get awesome video footage while on trek? Umm…think again. Whether you’re trekking in the Andes, hiking the Scottish Highlands, or standing in awe of the Himalayas, that rectangle in your pocket — your smartphone — is more...
If the idea of traveling overseas makes your palms sweat, you’re not alone. Many of our Hobnail guests tell us they were nervous — even downright intimidated — the first time they considered an international trek. And who can blame them? Between foreign...
Let’s face it — for most people, packing stinks. Packing incorrectly stinks even more. There’s nothing more frustrating than beginning a 10-day overseas adventure by realizing you didn’t bring what you needed or you brought too much stuff you...
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