by Anne Betts | Apr 11, 2026 | Luggage and Packing, home featured
Updated April 11, 2026 For most of us, learning how to pack light, or lighter, is an evolutionary process. Getting it right takes experimentation, practice, and refinement. To help you on your journey, here are my top 20 tips on how to pack light. Top 20 tips on...
by Anne Betts | Apr 9, 2026 | Money Matters
Updated April 9, 2026 What is the best expense sharing app for travel? Search online forums and reviews dated before 2024, and Splitwise was the clear favourite. However, the once-reigning champion of cost-sharing apps has waned in popularity with recent monetisation...
by Anne Betts | Apr 8, 2026 | Travel Gear Hacks
Updated April 8, 2026 What is a travel gear hack? Often overused, the term ‘hacking’ has been described, in part, as ‘an appropriate application of ingenuity.’ Most hacks are about using everyday items in creative ways. Many travel gear hacks...
by Anne Betts | Apr 7, 2026 | Money Matters
Updated April 7, 2026 What is your favourite financial tool for withdrawing cash at foreign ATMs? If you’re in the market for a low-cost option without ATM and foreign exchange (FX) fees, take a look at the Wealthsimple Prepaid Mastercard. My review of the...
by Anne Betts | Mar 5, 2026 | Travel Stories
Updated March 5, 2026 Youthful misadventures abound in the Ernie Diaries motorcycle adventure 1973, a book that chronicles the travels of Ernie, an old Norton ES2 that took two ordinary people to extraordinary places in an earlier era. Ernie Diaries motorcycle...