Here at WoWasis, we like to think we dress well when we travel, but we like to look cheap, too. Cheap enough that criminals won’t target us for robbery when we’re far from the police. Some folks like to wear Rolexes (even fake ones) and gold jewelry when they travel to countries with low average […]
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Shop at the new WoWasis Spycraft eStore for exotic covert gizmos & goodies
A number of WoWasis visitors comprise folks who’ve dealt in covert ops, detective work, and general surveillance, and sometimes don’t find it all that easy to find well-working trade goods. Our WoWasis Spycraft eStore is the answer. But it’s not just for ops folks, either. If you’ve ever accidentally locked yourself out of a rental […]
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 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 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 […]
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