
Rants



The long overdue rise of stylish travel clothing
There’s been a minor revolution brewing lately, in quiet corners and in hushed tones, of ideas once thought unspeakably blasphemous, denounced as heretical ravings of fanatic madmen, the likes of …
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Why are women’s rain jackets so much more stylish than the men’s?
The glass ceiling has yet to infringe upon this realm. Apparently. As an obsessive travel junkie who’s trudged through near-freezing downpours because I might never be in Italy again and who lives …
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The bizarre scarcity of waterproof hiking backpacks
Years ago, I set out on a mammoth, nine month adventure that took me from sweltering summer infernos to teeth-chatteringly frigid winters. One of the most important items on a …
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