Here at WoWasis, we think no one’s harder on shoes than we are. We tear them up while climbing over volcanic pumice. We beat the hell out of them on the terrible so-called sidewalks of Bangkok and Phnom Penh. We totally stress the upper part of the shoe above the heel because we constantly slip [...]
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WoWasis travel clothing field test review: Teva Terra waterproof travel sandals
There came a time when we here at WoWasis just refused to buy any more travel sandals-zoris-flip-flops. At a few dollars a pair, it wasn’t like we couldn’t afford replacing them. It was the hassle. Our flip-flops had been torn apart by coral, toe straps pulled out by overuse, rubber molding destroyed by chemicals and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis travel gear review: a suppository escape kit you can’t be without
There are suppository escape kits and suppository escape kits. Here at the WoWasis Spycraft store, we’ve sold out of our complete supply of this item, and are looking for new suppliers (see below). Our little escape gizmo is essentially a “get out of jail free” card that was perfected by the French resistance during World War [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis travel gear review: a durable, small, sharpshooting camera you’ll take everywhere, Canon’s SD1100
Here at WoWasis, we always carry a digital camera that’s small enough to fit in a pocket, durable enough to take a beating, takes great pictures, has a zoom and optical viewfinder, and requires no maintenance. The best we’ve ever used is the Canon PowerShot SD1100IS Digital Elph, and we’ll tell you why you’ll want [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis travel gear review: collapsible Cargo Duffel bag by Eagle Creek
If you’re like us here at WoWasis, you always seem to be bringing back items from your travels. And you probably have the same problem we do: you buy from everywhere, so you have multiple items that all have to be somehow packed together for the flight home. We’ve found the durable, lightweight extra-large cargo [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis field test review: the world’s greatest travel pen, Sharbo Zebra SBA1 pen/pencil
As travel writers, we here at WoWasis have some pretty heady requirements for a writing instrument. We need a reliable pen, but also need a pencil to write notes in the back pages of books we’re reviewing. It’s got to be small, in order to fit in any pocket (we carry it everywhere, all the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis field test review: the Inova X5 lithium-powered LED flashlight
The Inova X5 flashlight is the one we carry everywhere. Here’s why. A flashlight is one of those travel items that you never seem to think of until you need one. And we here at WoWasis always need one when we’re exploring old jungle temples and ancient Buddhist caves at dusk. Our flashlight requirements are [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis travel clothing review: The incredible Tilley T3 hat
Here at WoWasis, we are famous for wrecking clothes that are deemed unwreckable. We’ve been traveling with Alex Tilley’s durable, fashionable, and versatile T3 Tilley Hat for years. At $69 USD, it’s expensive for a cotton duck hat, but amortized over the two decades we’ve worn it, packed it, scrunched and crunched it, the damn thing [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis field test: the tiny but durable Utra-Sil day pack miniaturizes to 2×3 inches
So here’s the dilemma as we see it here at WoWasis: you’re traveling overseas, have one piece of big luggage, another smaller padded one for your netbook/tablet computer, which also holds a book or two. You know you’ll want to take a daypack overseas too, because you’ll be running around, and don’t want to take [...]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis field test: the durable, inexpensive Nokia 1280 phone for Asia
The Nokia 1280 is a durable, inexpensive, and well-designed phone that we recommend, especially for use in Asia
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