Travel Tech Showdown: @JohnnyVagabond v. @DrivingInertia

Travel Tech Showdown: @JohnnyVagabond v. @DrivingInertia

Lisa and I love the site, JohnnyVagabond.com, but Wes and I have very different takes on travel tech. His setup would cost over $4,000 to replicate (he was fortunate enough to win a photography contest to help pay for it). Want to spend less? Keep reading: 

Our collective photo-assisted memories

Our collective photo-assisted memories

Upon hearing of our impending move to the Ithaca area, one of our college buddies shared a story from the New York Times about the decline of the college bar scene in places like Ithaca. According to the author, students aren’t drinking less, they’re just 

The Best Travel Laptop Computer? Depends How You Roll.

The Best Travel Laptop Computer? Depends How You Roll.

**This post is out-of-date! Click to The Best Travel Laptop, Tablet, and Convertible, Holiday 2013 Edition.** For a while, I’ve been a cheerleader of the netbook as a travel computer. I like them because they’re small and relatively cheap and can be encrypted to protect 

Will There Be iPads?

Will There Be iPads?

It’s been a common question, “Do you guys have iPads?”  iPads?  Seriously?  Nope. Firstly, blogging is a bit like work.  You need a keyboard; you need the productivity.  We don’t need coffee-table computers.  And tweaking PHP code and CSS on a touchscreen?  No way.  Laptops. 

Road Trip Gear — Want We’ll Take With Us To Car-Camp In Luxury

Road Trip Gear — Want We’ll Take With Us To Car-Camp In Luxury

Living out of a van will be tricky, even with us planning to visit nearly everybody we know.  Between visits, we’ll be car-camping and exploring less-populous locales searching for travel nirvana.  Fun favors the prepared, and here is what’s going to keep us fed, warm,