{"id":45080,"date":"2025-11-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=45080"},"modified":"2025-11-06T15:09:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T22:09:58","slug":"better-travel-pillow-set-jetting-top-expat-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/better-travel-pillow-set-jetting-top-expat-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Travel Pillow\/Set Jetting\/Top Expat Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>Versatile Travel Pillow<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve tried my share of airplane pillows over the years and most often have just carried a camping pillow half-inflated because that can also double as a seat cushion elsewhere. I don\u2019t like the typical airport ones because they\u2019re bulky and push your head forward instead of supporting your chin. I purchased this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/travel-pillow-n\">inflatable Modern Age one<\/a>&nbsp;to take to Patagonia and back and liked it though, so it\u2019s currently in use as this newsletter goes out while I fly across the Atlantic. You can wear it multiple ways and it solves the chin problem if you flip it over and around. Plus while I thought the included hood was kind of silly, I used it instead of an eye mask when one flight got really frigid and the vents were blasting cold air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>My Pre-packed Toiletry Kit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I always feel a little stressed when packing the day before a morning flight\u2019s departure, but it\u2019s gotten a little easier since I realized I could just buy two of everything and have a toiletry kit that\u2019s packed and ready to go each time. It has a smaller electric toothbrush than I use at home (<a href=\"https:\/\/nomadico.substack.com\/p\/rechargeable-travel-toothbrushskip\">mentioned earlier here<\/a>) and second versions of floss, toothpaste, face cream, comb, nail clipper, etc. in TSA-friendly sizes. The only thing I add\/remove is a larger sunscreen bottle if I\u2019m checking a bag and headed to a beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Data-backed Trends in Travel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Expedia and a few of its partner companies released their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/unpack26\">annual travel trends report<\/a>&nbsp;recently and since this one is backed by search and booking data, it\u2019s worth paying attention to for what\u2019s really happening. The destinations seeing the biggest increase in searches are a mixed bunch: the top 5 were Big Sky, Okinawa, Sardinia, Phu Quoc (Vietnam), and Savoie (France). Other trends they highlight included \u201csalvaged stays\u201d in repurposed buildings, \u201chotel hops\u201d of staying in different places, and \u201cset jetting\u201d \u2014 exploring places where movies were set or filmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Top Asian Countries for Expats<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When more than 10,000 expats gave their opinions in the most recent International Expat Survey, 5 of the top 10 destinations were in Asia. Latin America still wins the medals with the top 3, but Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, and Indonesia all made the top 10. No surprise since you\u2019ll run into hundreds of expats in Chiang Mai, Da Nang, or Penang, but it\u2019s interesting to see China showing up so highly. \u201cConvenience is a recurring theme, with expats across China raving about fast public transportation to efficient online shopping.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/article\/20251002-inside-asias-best-countries-for-expats\">See the full story here<\/a>, with a link to the source material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/cbjyU?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>. See\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadico.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">past editions here,<\/a>\u00a0where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nomadico issue #178<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2385],"tags":[2386],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45081,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45080\/revisions\/45081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}