31 Best Travel Sandals for Men and Women: Style, Walking, Comfort, Minimalist, Hiking, Beach Life, and More

Wander Southeast Asia for more than 5 minutes and youโ€™ll notice something funny โ€“ everyone handles business in sandals.  And by โ€œbusinessโ€ I mean everything from hard work in rice fields, hiking up mountains with loads on their back, and every other kind of hard labor you can imagine.  All in sandals. So what does … Read more

An Ultimate Xero Z Trail Review: The Best Adventure and Travel Sandals for Men

Xero Z-Trails Review by A Brother Abroad

Packing for travel is one of the hardest parts of getting ready for round the world travels. Pack too much and you’re weighed down by unnecessary shoes and clothes you won’t wear, pack too little and you won’t be uncomfortable at the extremes – of wet, cold, and rocky. The solution is packing just enough … Read more

The Ultimate Osprey Farpoint 40 Review: 11 Reasons this is the Pack You Need for Travel

Looking for the perfect backpack, especially as a new traveler, is one of the hardest parts of first-time travel planning, and even follow on travel planning. In this Osprey Farpoint 40 review, we’ll aim to help you solve that problem quickly. Finding a pack that is comfortable, has just enough space and organization, is durable … Read more

15 Best Travel Coffee Makers: The Best Ways to Make Coffee While Traveling, Backpacking, and Camping

Wander the world long enough and youโ€™ll learn that a good cup of coffee or espresso isnโ€™t always easy to come by. Knowing the best travel coffee maker options while backpacking, camping, and wandering, and bringing your own coffee can be an invaluable solution for getting your fix for good coffee while traveling.ย  In my … Read more

The Perfect DIY TRX Door Anchor: Easy Setup for Suspension Trainers, Indoors, Outdoors, Anywhere

Suspension trainers are an amazing way to get a fantastic bodyweight workout in the comfort of your own home, or in a park, no weights required. Whether you’re a TRX suspension trainer, one of the compact Monkii trainers, or my favorite DIY suspension trainers, its easy to get in a great workout without a gym. … Read more

The Best Portable Water Filters for Travel: 27 Perfect Options, and Why You Need One to Save Money and Stay Healthy

The Best Travel Water Purifier Bottles for travel - A Review by A Brother Abroad

For adventurous wanderers, a portable water filter for travel is insufficient.  A portable water purifier is necessary A major mistake that many travelers make is assuming that because they have the best filtered water bottle or travel water filter available that they are ready to drink from any water source in any place, but the … Read more

The Ultimate Lifestraw Review (Straw and Bottle Filter): Why the Lifestraw is a Bad Idea for Travel, and 3 Better Options

A Lifestraw Go Review by A Brother Abroad

The Lifestraw Go is excellent for North American backcountry, but insufficient alone for international travel and adventure   For Less than 2 months: A portable water purifier bottle that removes viruses Portable water purifier bottle options come in various types and sizes and use different processes to purify the water, but some of the best … Read more

23 Best International SIM Card and Data Plan Options for Travelers (T-Mobile, Google-Fi, and Local SIMs)

The Best Cell Phone Plans for International Travel

Trying to find the best international sim card and data plan for your destination and travels can be frustrating. In this article, we’ll relieve your headache and give a quick list of the international sim cards and global data plans. Traveling the world is an exciting and satisfying experience, showing up in a new country … Read more

59+ Best Carry on Backpacks for Travel in 2024: An Expert Guide to the Best Bags Ever for Any Traveler, Any Trip

59+ Best Carry On Backpacks

The luggage you carry when traveling can either go pleasantly unnoticed or create all sorts of unnecessary headaches.  For this reason, on your adventures around the world, taking a carry on backpack for travel, as your only bag, is one of the best ways to improve the quality of your adventure. By traveling the world … Read more