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I don't have the capability to carry. Twenty two years ago, I went to climb Mt. Whitney with several friends and each of us carried tents, pots and pans etc., but I struggled and gave up the summit climb. For Machu Picchu or Kilimanjaro hikes, I hired porters. For the Aconcagua hike, I hired a porter to carry my gear. What's more, I also put all my clothes in their sack. Walking without enough layers, I caught the wind, developed altitude sickness and had to be helicoptered o

For many years, traveling abroad meant paying large sums for telephone bills. With WhatsApp and Skype, we seldom have to pay any phone calls anywhere around the world. However, with the rising scams, most people use a multi factor authentication device, typically tied to your phone number. Google has a virtual phone number that one could use. If you want to travel, but still continue to do regular work, call clients, receive phone calls on the number your clients know of, get

In a Seinfeld episode, I had seen the cupboard like spaces in which the Japanese tourists had spend the night. The capsule hotels in Japan, in my instant, in Tokyo gave me a similar experience. I was in Tokyo at 9 PM and wanted a place to spend the night before leaving for my pilgrimage to Shikoku. I found there was a very cheap hotel close by which was a $26 a night capsule hotel. I decided to try it out. I walked to the location and there were cops outside. However, a tour