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Travel gear

Our travel gear mostly stays in the background, quietly supporting our outdoor adventures and long-term travels. But occasionally we write about a particular piece of equipment or about our travel essentials.

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Travel gear

Experiences with our second generation Kindle

by Westwards / 19 March 20132 April 2021

Digital books are different from printed books, but then digital books aren’t all the same… Recently we bought our second …

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Natascha wearing a buff against cheesy feet
Travel gear

The buff – an unexpectedly useful addition to our travel equipment

by Westwards / 4 December 20123 April 2021

Have you noticed those light-weight sleeves of technical wear in the outdoor shops? Some of them have really eye-catching colours …

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Scarpa trekking boot
Travel gear

Stinky Scarpa – the end of my Scarpa trekking boots

by Westwards / 17 July 20124 April 2021

The Scarpa trekking boots were the worst piece of equipment in many years of outdoor life. The high-alpine boots had …

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Book shelf full of books - no Kindle!
Travel gear

The Kindle test – slow reading in fast times

by Westwards / 21 September 20113 April 2021

All these books! Not only that they don’t fit into the bookshelves, they always take up half of the airline …

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Women waiting at a bus stop, Turkmenistan
Travel gear, Travel thoughts, Turkey

It’s a Traveller’s life – our backpacking routine

by Westwards / 29 October 20064 August 2021

“Oh, have you found the yoghurt?” “No, I think this word means “fat” – 28% can’t be yoghurt… I guess …

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Isa and Natascha in the Ayazkala Yurt Camp in Uzbekistan, researching for a travel guidebook

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