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BELIZE BITE #2

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

I used to always travel with a small rubber ball. Along with a piece of cord and some liquid soap, these three pieces of gear were the trifecta of doing laundry on the road.
But while the soap made suds and the cord worked as a clothes line, the rubber ball often failed miserably as [...]


BELIZE BITE #1

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

I’m currently on Caye Caulker, a small bar of sand off the coast of Belize. Due to intermittent networking issues, my posts will be brief and to the point. Longer posts about my experiences in Central America will follow in a couple of weeks.
If you travel, you know that getting connected can be difficult. Whether [...]


THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE AIR

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

With all the extra fees these days — food, pillows, blankets, and now suitcases! — you probably think it’s impossible to get a decent, cheap airline tickets. While it is harder than it used to be, if you have a little time, a little patience, and a little flexibility you can save money – anywhere [...]


CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW…?

Monday, September 15th, 2008

You’re going away for several months and you want to keep in touch. In this day and age, it’s easy-peasy. You don’t even need a laptop (although it is handy). K7 is the answer.
This free service is very, very useful. Basically K7 assigns you a telephone number in the Seattle area code. When people call [...]


SPECTACLES, TESTICLES, WALLET & WATCH

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Everyone has a list of things they take traveling. Things that make life better on the road. Things that you can easily justify in packing (backpacking?) unlike, say five pairs of shoes. After traveling to more than 50 counties, I have a number of items that I never leave behind. Most are lightweight and have [...]