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The Blister Hack That’s Allowed Me to Walk Thousands of Steps in Foreign Cities

Condé Nast Traveler·Jessica Sulima·about 2 months ago
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It’s not very sexy, talking about blisters, but I’m willing to speak for the travelers who have walked many steps before me. No matter how comfortable you say your Blundstones or your Rothy’s are, if you spend hours traipsing around foreign cities, odds are your shoes are going to rub you the wrong way. The thing about traveling is, if you get a blister on day one of your trip, you’ll likely suffer on each successive day. After all, your limited shoe options will provide you with little to no relief. The flimsy Band-Aid will not do the trick—sliding off sweaty skin in 0.2 seconds—nor will wearing socks with your sandals . (I once had to resort to this on a 2016 trip to Copenhagen , before people started sporting that look on purpose, and unfortunately, the chafing prevailed.) Then, on a trip to France many moons ago, I discovered Compeed . It’s a heavy-duty, hydrocolloid patch that you apply to your open wound.…

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