24.06.08 Keep bed bugs away, but do it light
I would say to every traveler: pack a sleeping bag liner. If you’re a hardcore outdoor-nut and plan on camping out a lot, a sleeping bag liner will help keep your sleeping bag clean and all you have to do is clean and change the liner. Or even if you don’t ever plan on camping out, it will give you fitful nights in budget hostels knowing that the bed bugs won’t get to you. And correct me if I’m wrong, but I think it also keeps the damn mosquitoes away as they can’t keep a hold onto the slippery silk. Best of all, a liner can fit easily into your pocket, so it’s incredibly light to carry. Jagbags New Zealand has them hand-dyed in single or multiple colours, and can even custom make one for you. International delivery available. Click here for more information.
This blog is edited by Emily Ding, a 23-year-old Malaysian who has just returned from spending a year in Central America & Cuba traveling, learning español, teaching English, dancing salsa, and working when she wanted extra money, so some of the information offered here will sometimes - inevitably - be informed by a Malaysian perspective, and perhaps also a bit of a Westernized outlook since she spent three years in London studying and three years in Melbourne before that. Feel free to dispute anything.
hey emily,
can i just say that i really envy your life.
i really, really do.
i want to learn to see a bit further pass my four walls.
agung
15 Aug 08 at 10:51 pm