We’ve talked a bit (and will talk more) about our travel gear and our philosophy of minimalism while traveling. The freedom, both mentally and physically, of traveling light was instrumental in our most recent trip to India and Southeast Asia. In my future travels, I can’t imagine not continuing this trend. After long trips, or…
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4 Benefits of Minimalist Travel
Living out of such a small backpack has endless benefits that you don’t even realize during the planning process. There are also things we’ve learned that might help us pack slightly differently in the future. We put quite a bit of time and thought into researching our minimal travel gear for this trip (not to mention…
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Minimalism and the art of carrying a tennis racket with you goddamned everywhere
A few folks have written in asking for more info on the tennis side of things[1], so I figured I’d go ahead and oblige. The following will be a write-up on our tennis gear and general philosophy on fitness, and honestly I reckon it’ll be pretty heavy on the gear side. Be advised. The obvious…
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Minimal Travel Gear
Tynan, who’s writing much aided and inspired our minimal travel gear gathering phase, said, “the less I travel with, the better my experience is,” and I tend to agree. That’s why Franklin and I decided to travel as minimally as we could, hence “20 Liter Life” (the size of my pack). When I’ve shown people how…
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