Royal Canadian Geographical Society

I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment three of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. 1. Camera Rinse – use a soft cooler or inflatable cooler to protect your camera on and off the boat. It will double as a private gear rinsing tank. 2. Luggage Protection – Coolers are lighter than Pelican hard cases and equally protective. 3. Inflatable Padding – An inflatable camping pillow serves well as protective padding for sensitive gear and camera parts. 4. Wing Safe – If you are…

I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment six of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. Toiletries 1. Small toiletries – Use contact lens cases for vitamins, creams, hair gels, and lotions. These little containers each carry a week’s supply of anything you need, and they won’t spill. 2. Toothpaste – To minimize taking a whole tube, make small dots of toothpaste and allow them to dry. Store them in contact lens cases. Put a toothpaste dot in your mouth and brush up. 3. Resist…

I have spent a lifetime traveling the globe on expeditions and filming projects. This is installment five of my top 100 travel tips to make your journey more relaxed and earth-friendly. 1. Belt – I always wear a lightweight webbed belt. Beyond holding up my pants, I can use it for yoga stretches. 2. Wool – The benefits of wearing merino wool are unsurpassed. This magic fabric is incapable of holding human body fat that causes odor. You can wear merino for a month of sweating, and the clothing will not smell. It is great for warm and cold weather….