How to Clean Clothes While Traveling

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:11:18 PST

Pick clothes for your trip that are easy to wash. Buy as many drip-dry garments as you can.
Buy a universal sink stopper and a mesh bag for laundry. Ten feet of string or a smell elastic bungee cord make a clothesline for drying.
Fill the sink with water and put in your clothes
Work up a lather using shampoo, bar soap or, in a pinch, laundry detergent, which requires more rising than the other two.
Wring out clothes. If there's a dry, clean tower in your room, roll it up with your hard-to-dry wet stuff to expedite the drying process. Twist or sit on the clothes while they're rolled.
Hang clothes near a vent, air-condition unit or windows, or in sunlight.
Put any un-dried clothes in your mesh bag when checking out. In dry, warm weather, you can keep this bag exposed to the air while travelling.

New Zealand

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:41:43 PST

Aotearoa – The land of the Long White Cloud was the first name given to this small country that is nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea . It always seems to be under a long white cloud hence the first naming by the Maori who settled in this land around five hundred years ago. There were another people here before the Maori but their descendents are all that remain.

New Zealand is made up of the North Island , South Island and Stewart Island . There is much diversity in this land between the inhabitants and the landscapes. You could find a place that gratifies your senses, a little something for everyone. There are the snowy mountains in the south to the sub tropical beaches in the north.

It is diversity that has helped this nation grow. Being an Island , almost every item is imported but from the harshness of economic reality has come an ingenuity of a people. They shine in many areas of global consciousness because they have to. From the sporting achievements of the All Blacks (in Rugby), Black Caps (Cricket), Silver Ferns (Netball) and many other sporting arena's to our Arts achievers in the film industry, Literary notables and Educational fields. The Environment Issues are of concern and our scientists have stepped up to the plate to leave their mark on the world too.

Being here is like being in a clean, green, playground. There are many things to do but with a laid back feel to it all. Much like the volcano activity, it all seems to be happening under the surface.