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Top Tips for the Active
Adventuress...
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Don�t
spend a fortune on sunscreen...
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matter the season, being in the great outdoors for extended
periods of time requires sunscreen, everyday, all day.
Journeywoman suggests shopping for it at home at your
favorite discount outlet. If you wait to buy it in a
foreign country you�ll probably end up paying a whole
lot more. One Journeywoman reader wrote to tell us about
having to spend $40 for a 600 mL bottle in a small French
village. |
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Buy your
silk underwear in Hong Kong...
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don�t mean your sexy black underwear. We mean long underwear
which is a great buy in Hong Kong and is perfect for
the active traveller. There are T-shirts and long sleeve
tops in various colours that are produced as underwear
but are nice enough to wear outside. They're very comfortable,
especially in humid, hot climate and warm in winter
too. And they don't need ironing so they're good for
travelling and outdoor adventuring. Look for them in
the women's underwear section of Chinese Arts and Crafts
(Star House, opposite the Star ferry in Kowloon or at
the Harbour Centre, Wanchai) or Yue Hwa Department Stores
on Peking or Mody Roads in Kowloon. (Jan Hamilton, New
Territories, Hong Kong) |
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A Journeywoman
is always prepared...
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small bottle of water is never enough. When you are
hiking, biking or walking, carry adequate amounts of
water with you especially if it�s very hot and your
destination is off the beaten track. P.S. Pop a mini
first aid kit into your backpack, too. You never know
when it might come in handy. Add a bottle of antibacterial
soap -- the kind that needs no water -- and you�re all
set. |
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She does
a biking trial run...
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couple of weeks before you leave for your biking holiday,
take a shakedown bike ride of 30-40 miles with full
packs to determine the condition of your bicycle under
weight and stress. Learn how to balance the added weight.
Decide what you can take out of your packs to make them
lighter. |
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Suggested Reading for the Adventuress...
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