Backpacking With a Laptop is a Pain
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel gear, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 9 Comments »I have caught some heat over the years from gadget freaks by saying any traveler not working from the road is better off leaving their laptop at home. It's a pain in so many ways and a real burden having ...
How Things Have Changed in Travel
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel gear | 5 Comments »This post will clearly brand me as someone born earlier than 1980, but it's amazing to look at this list from Budget Travel of the 10 Best Travel Innovations of the Past 10 Years and not be amazed how much ...
Video Tour of Guanajuato’s Skyline
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel gear | No Comments »Last week I posted some photos from Guanajuato, Mexico. I was also traveling through the region with a cheapo digicam called the Flip Ultra. (See the Flip Ultra review on my travel gear blog.) For $179 or less, you can't expect ...
Enter the Remarkable Photo Contest
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Perceptive Travel, Travel gear, contests | 2 Comments »Over at Perceptive Travel, we're running our second annual photo contest and this one is not just focused on one region. (See last year's winners of the Citiescape Asia contest here.) This year it's the Remarkable Photo Contest, where we want ...
Gadgets and Cool Items I’m Packing This Trip
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel gear, Travel music | 3 Comments »I'm not really a gadget freak. If heading out on vacation somewhere, I'd be perfectly happy traveling with a backpack filled with the same stuff it was packed with when I first set out 16 years ago. But some travel ...
