Here at WoWasis, we tend to use stereo headphones a lot, for either Skype calls from around the globe, or listening to language instruction CDs. And you know how much we love miniaturization. We want everything small, durable, and light. That’s why we fell in love with our (soon to be discontinued) Plantronics .Audio 480 […]
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WoWasis book review: Ted Jordan Meredith’s Pocket Guide to Bamboos
Here at WoWasis, we have quite a bit of bamboo planted in our immediate environs. And frankly, we’ve been wrestling a lot with the variety known as Bambusa oldhamii, also known as Oldham’s Bamboo. The problem with this variety is that it weeps an acidic liquid that etches car windows and paint and is not […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis travel field test review: Defcon netbook & laptop computer cable lock
Here at WoWasis, we’re writing our travel stories pretty much non-stop, especially while we’re on the go. Our trusty netbook computer is always in our hotel room, and the first thing we do is lock it to some unmovable structure with our Targus Defcon computer cable lock. One day, our hotel room was burgled, and […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis travel field test review: Tumi Alpha Frequent Traveler 22″ Zippered Expandable Carry-On
We here at WoWasis have been carrying the Tumi Alpha Frequent Traveler 22″ Zippered Expandable Carry-On all over the world now for over a decade. This roller bag has sturdy wheels that handle the terrible sidewalks of Bangkok, fits into every overhead bin except for those on small commuter airlines, and is exceptionally tough. How […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis travel clothing field test review: The tough and versatile Timberland 30003 Men’s 3-Eye Classic Lug shoe
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 […]
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 goes shopping: 54 exquisitely crafted ethnic Vietnamese ceramic figures
Going to Vietnam and want to bring back something truly unique? And inexpensive, too? We were thrilled with the exquisitely-crafted tiny ceramic figurines detailing each of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, crafted by the Minh Long 1 company. Each figure, which is 2 ½ inches tall by 1 inch wide, details a female representative of her […]
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 […]
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