Travel Tip #3 laid to bare the need to pack lip balm when you travel. And while I proclaimed my loyalty to Chapstick brand lip balm, I won’t shy away from trying local blends. That’s why I picked up some Fish Lips while I’m in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. A lovely blend of beeswax, lanolin and cod liver oil. The Vitamin A and D found in cod liver oil are fantastic for your lips. And your lover will appreciate its pleasant aroma. She won’t, however, appreciate your use of the word lover. That’s just awkward.

Whether your in the blistering cold or blazing sun (or both), keeping your lips moist and protected is incredibly important. I’m loyal to Chapstick brand lip balm. You can keep your Bert’s Bees nonsense and anything that requires me to stick my finger into a tin and then wipe it on my lips. I like to freebase when I take a hit from the balm.