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Packing for San Salvador, Bahamas – Debbie’s Clothes

Posted on June 20, 2014 by debbie

We are 9 sleeps away from our trip to San Salvador, one of the islands in the Bahamas. We have started to organize our clothes and dive gear and pack our carry on luggage. In my posts after we came … Continue reading →

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Virgin Gorda Packing Review

Posted on May 3, 2014 by debbie

We tell our friends about our packing lists for traveling with carry-on luggage, but the one thing we do not often share is the quantity of each item we take with us. In this blog, I am going to review … Continue reading →

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Murray’s Clothing for Myanmar

Posted on October 5, 2013 by debbie

Murray is not as particular with his clothing as I am. Not sure why. For me it is a fine art of finding the best clothes to keep me cool, dry, warm and respectable. Not for my man, Mur. “Throw … Continue reading →

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Debbie’s Clothing for Myanmar

Posted on October 1, 2013 by debbie

We have been pulling out our travel gear and clothes over the last couple of weeks in preparation for our trip to Myanmar and I think I have my clothing picked out. Because we are limited to 15 lbs (7 … Continue reading →

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It’s snowing and we are packing

Posted on March 17, 2013 by debbie

It’s snowing here. Murray  shovels 4 times in 2 days. Okay, enough. Time to dream about the 25 C weather in Cozumel and start packing. We find the packing list buried under the piles in the library and pull out … Continue reading →

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Behind Schedule

Posted on March 15, 2013 by debbie

Murray and I are usually ahead of schedule when it comes to packing for a trip. But, for some reason, for this trip that is 1 week away, we have hardly started. Why is that? Maybe because I have started … Continue reading →

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The Packing Puzzle – The Decision

Posted on February 12, 2013 by debbie

I ignore the bags and the mess in the library for days. I roll over the pros and cons of the last two options in my head. I keep coming up with the same answer. I discuss everything with Murray … Continue reading →

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The Packing Puzzle – Part 2

Posted on February 8, 2013 by debbie

Test pack Options Three and Four from my last post. Here are the results: Option Three – We pull all Murray’s dive gear out but no clothes, toiletries etc. We have to play to fit four fins into his bag … Continue reading →

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The Packing Puzzle

Posted on February 6, 2013 by debbie

As I mentioned in my last post, I purchased my own BCD and regulators due to frustration with rental gear on our last dive trip. So now I have to figure out how I am going to pack this extra … Continue reading →

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Must Haves for a Safari

Posted on December 24, 2012 by debbie

Here are a few items that we think are essential to pack for a safari. Lens cover to protect against dust – If you have an SLR camera with a large, expensive lens, take some sort of lens cover to … Continue reading →

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