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Co-create Your Next Vacation: Trufflepig Travel Consultants

Trufflepig digs out the 411 about your dream trip, and helps you plan the vacation of a lifetime. Don't forget to leave room for misadventuring! They say they are "connector, consultant, editor, and arranger." They have trip planning services and custom guided trips. With the former, they give you the info, and you do it yourself. No two trips are alike. A true co-creation! Based in Toronto, Canada.

How to Pack Lightly

Remember the movie Romancing the Stone, with Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas? After the bus breaks down on a mountain road in the middle of nowhere, Jack looks through Joan's luggage for something useful, then throws it down the cliff. He takes her shoes and hacks off the heels with a machete:
Joan: These were Italian!
Jack: Now they're practical.

Here's a short, practical article on packing lightly for your next misadventure:

Pack Brat, courtesy of the Daily Candy.