Category: Equipment

Best apps for outdoor adventure travel

Best apps for outdoor adventure travel

Since one of the main goals of our travels here at Sliva is doing action outdoor sports, with the time, a collection of apps popped up on my smartphone – and those apps have proven useful in many scenarios. Essential apps for hiking, skiing, surfing […]

Minimalist camping hacks & packing list

Minimalist camping hacks & packing list

Would like to do minimalist camping with a minimum amount of equipment and don’t know where to start? You’re on the right place 🙂 I have put together some minimalist camping tips you can use, as well as a packing list for every minimalist camper. […]

The story of our little green tent

The story of our little green tent

Being high on the idea of light travel from the hostel hopping times, both of us (Urska and Matic), and each of us on our own, developed a habit of traveling with hand luggage only. Not carrying a lot of luggage made travel so much […]

Essentials for multiday trekking-camping trip

Essentials for multiday trekking-camping trip

If you are hiking with the tent, where the tent provides you with the shelter, you may want to be a bit more picky with your equipment. Here go some experience-based observations and suggestions about the 3 essential pieces of equipment for multiday trekking-camping trip: […]

Western Australia camping hints

Western Australia camping hints

Some hints for a light camper in Western Australia As described in our 10 days itinerary on the south of Western Australia, we did a bit of camping in Western Australia. By trying to follow our minimalist approach, we packed the really basic stuff while […]

1 thing you need on all travels: Lavender hydrolate

1 thing you need on all travels: Lavender hydrolate

Maybe you haven’t even heard of that thing – but I claim lavender hydrolate is something that should be with you on your trips, always and ever. Why, you ask? It is super-helpful with literally all of the skin trouble – no matter whether your […]

Should I buy flat or SPD pedals for my mountain-bike?

Should I buy flat or SPD pedals for my mountain-bike?

You are or aspire to be a mountain-biker, right? It is quite simple to decide about which type of pedals you want to buy: If you tend to do a lot of uphills, use your mountain bike mainly to maintain fitness and go downhill on […]

e-reader, tablet, nothing, or both? :)

e-reader, tablet, nothing, or both? :)

e-reader or tablet? A girlfriend of mine recently thought about purchasing something, either a tablet or an e-reader. So we did a bit of a research. For now, she has a laptop and a smartphone. I used to be the same, but since a few […]

Best tablet and laptop for travel

Best tablet and laptop for travel

By now you probably know that I travel a lot and because of the nature of my work I have to “open up” my laptop even when I am on holidays. So, over the years I learned few things what a laptop for travel needs to […]

Best tools and apps for travel

Best tools and apps for travel

Here are some essential tools and apps that I use on my phone when travelling: an app for making notes on the smartphone for any travel-related notes, such as to note down places where to go, or any other little pieces of information. There is […]