Apple computers are to the world as Luke Skywalker was to the Rebels Alliance – A bright light in a dark world. I am an Apple Enthusiasts. I know that Apple laptops, phones and iPods have become the standard by which teens and twentysomethings alike measure their purported hipness. I know that technology (at least [...] [...more]
Today, is was my last Monday morning (at least for the next year or so) where I needed to wake up and go into the office. Justin and I both celebrated our last Monday’s at the desk. My final day in the cubicle will be Friday. Tonight marked my final evening at Starbucks. I served [...] [...more]
The concept of insurance has always bothered me. Insurance policies are the modern way of creating a safety net that allows me to take risks (read: buy a house, drive a car, travel around the world) while still feeling “safe” in my understanding that if old uncle Murphy comes knock’in around – the insurance company [...] [...more]
Now we have a plan! I spent most of yesterday in my pajamas sorting through places on maps, looking into various forms of transportation, and mixing up dates on the calendar to create a starting route. Justin and I have fallen in love. Not only with one another, but with New Zealand. We have both [...] [...more]
It’s true. We made our first backpacking mistake. Justin and I are beginning our budget travel adventure in Rome arriving on Wednesday, October 1st. Back in late March we sent a few emails to The Colors Hotel in Rome and made reservations for 3 nights. We booked two beds in a room with 6 beds [...] [...more]
A few days back Gillian, from onegiantstep.com, asked the following question. Can you comment on which backpacks you each have (size, make, model etc) and why you chose them? As I like questions (hint: ask more questions), and this is a hotly debated topic, I thought this to be an appropriate time to discuss my [...] [...more]
STEVE EMAILED US TODAY: “…Is there any chance you could offer the feed via email? That would be cool and would dramatically increase the chances that I actually read it more than once every 2-3 weeks.” -Content from Steve’s email Thanks to Steve, we’ve now made our feed available through email. This means that every [...] [...more]
I am a technology enthusiast. An Internet connoisseur. A dedicated Apple convert. The internet and I, well, we grew up together and the idea of living a daily existence without easy access to the internet (via my Powerbook) is a little daunting. Worry not, I am going to meetings and will adjust to the experience [...] [...more]
I have not read much about conditioning with backpacks. However, through my years of running cross-country and running track, it only seemed natural that the athletic endeavor of “backpacking” would also lead to better performance results through conditioning. Justin and I began about a month ago. We started out with some weight in our packs. [...] [...more]
In a previous post entitled, Our Brains Are Worth At Least $800, Natalie wrote about our Japanese Encephalitis (JE) dilemma. Well, after thinking about how expensive some locations are in the world (read: Europe, Australia, New Zealand,) we thought that spending a solid amount of time in South East Asia would be a good idea. [...] [...more]
