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Packing the Right Travel Gear

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Posted in Leffel projects, Long-term travel, Travel gear | No Comments »

I just packed up my backpack to head off to Ecuador and the Galapagos, so gadgets and gear are on my mind. Two weeks of stuff packed into my trusty Eagle Creek Meridian 55L pack. Here's a guest post I did ...

5 Reasons to use Skype When You Travel

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Posted in General, International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »

If you travel around the world with your cell phone, crackberry, or iPhone, you could end up spending a fortune to communicate. I've heard so many sad tales of $1,000+ surprise bills that I'm convinced it's a huge profit center ...

Win a Cool Travel Bag

Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in Travel gear, contests | 1 Comment »

Over at the Practical Travel Gear blog, Kara Williams reviews the cool line of Overland Equipment bags. These are geat bags (okay, oversized purses really) to stuff full of what you need when on the move around a city. "Great," ...

I’m Changing My Tune on Traveling with Laptops

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 1 Comment »

I've been saying since the dawn of laptops that traveling with one is a pain in the rear. I should know, I've been carrying one since the dawn of laptops and every time I am able to go on vacation ...

Traveling Dads and Bad Travel Stories

Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in Family travel, Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, Travel funnies, Travel gear | No Comments »

I'm back home after two months on the road, going through a virtual mountain of snail mail (when will I read a stack of 22 magazines?) So meanwhile here are a few links to things with my name on them. There's ...