Hi, I'm Fred Perrotta, the co-founder of Tortuga. Our travel backpacks help you pack everything you need for your next big trip. 🐢🎒
I also co-own Desert Gold, an Airbnb in Joshua Tree, California. 🌵
On this site, I write about running a bootstrapped and remote ecommerce business.
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I Traveled for a Month with Just a Carry On (Here's How You Can Too)
I just spent a month traveling around Italy with just a carry on bag, no checked luggage. In this article, I'll tell you how my wife and I both packed light for such a long trip. A month is a long time. But if I can pack for
How to Build a Men's Capsule Wardrobe for Traveling
Updated: 2/23/24. This page is a living document, which I update with new items from time-to-time. Dressing well should be easy for men, but most guys fail at it. I’ve found a “capsule wardrobe” to be the best way to dress well, pack light, and minimize the
How to Fly Business Class to Vietnam for 68,000 Points
I'm lucky. Really lucky. This post is about how you can be lucky, too. For years, we made Tortuga backpacks in China. Twice a year, I flew to Guangzhou, either directly with China Southern or via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific. Later, we moved production to Huizhou, outside
Packing for an 11-Day Business Trip to Vietnam in a Small Carry On Bag
My most popular post is about how my wife and I traveled through Italy for a month while packing carry-on-only. I carried one (max-sized) carry on bag for that trip. Now, let's talk about traveling for over a week with an even smaller bag. I'm just
Vietnam Trip Report: April 2026
What's the point of flying halfway around the world for a product development trip if you aren't going to be way too ambitious in what you can get done in a short amount of time? Here's the plan: review 10 different products, take notes,
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