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Is there anything that duct tape doesn’t fix? Keep your trip intact with these duct tape solutions recommended by Kiva employees and volunteers.
1. Keep feet happy.
Applying duct tape to your heels will keep blisters at bay whether you’re backpacking in Peru, hiking Mount Kilimanjaro or urban hiking through any city.
2. Smell like a spring day (or at least don’t stink).
No clean...
Warning: Reading this may result in wanderlust, impulsivity, restlessness, booking a flight to Thailand and/or hunger pains. We recommend you channel that energy into making a loan on Kiva!
To see:
1. Cover yourself head to toe to visit one of Thailand’s most sacred sites: the 14th century Emerald Buddha at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
2. From the Grand Palace, go across the street to Wat Pho and see the...
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Continue Reading >>Kivans travel a ton, for work and for fun, so we crowdsourced the best travel hacks our staff and volunteers use on their trips around the globe. These tips will not only make your journey easier but will also give you more insight into the place you’re visiting.
Packing
1. When you pack a suitcase, wrap your shoes in a shower cap to keep luggage clean.
2. Stick a dryer sheet in your suitcase with your clothes to keep them smelling...
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Continue Reading >>Is there anything that duct tape doesn’t fix? Keep your trip intact with these duct tape solutions recommended by Kiva employees and volunteers.
1. Keep feet happy.
Applying duct tape to your heels will keep blisters at bay whether you’re backpacking in Peru, hiking Mount Kilimanjaro or urban hiking through any city.
2. Smell like a spring day (or at least don’t stink).
No clean...
Warning: Reading this may result in wanderlust, impulsivity, restlessness, booking a flight to Thailand and/or hunger pains. We recommend you channel that energy into making a loan on Kiva!
To see:
1. Cover yourself head to toe to visit one of Thailand’s most sacred sites: the 14th century Emerald Buddha at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
2. From the Grand Palace, go across the street to Wat Pho and see the...
Continue Reading >>A...
Continue Reading >>Kivans travel a ton, for work and for fun, so we crowdsourced the best travel hacks our staff and volunteers use on their trips around the globe. These tips will not only make your journey easier but will also give you more insight into the place you’re visiting.
Packing
1. When you pack a suitcase, wrap your shoes in a shower cap to keep luggage clean.
2. Stick a dryer sheet in your suitcase with your clothes to keep them smelling...
Continue Reading >>
Need to read:
The amazing and heartbreaking untold story of the Bajau Laut.
A modern tyranny:
How America came to rely on the least delicious apple.
Progress over time:
Watch a decade of economic growth in Africa.
A moving perspective:...
Continue Reading >>