Pack everything you are bringing the day before you travel

Pack everything you are bringing the day before you travel

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” -- Saint Augustine // With weeks of planning and hours spent considering and reconsidering what to bring on my 3-month trip, how is it that I still was scrambling up until the last-minute before leaving for my trip, such that I almost missed my train that would get me to the airport on time?  The short answer is, that is a great question.  And the relevant advice I can pass along, is that if you are traveling for multiple … [Read more...]

How to pick the right electronics for an extended international trip

How to pick the right electronics for an extended international trip

When you are traveling with the intent to learn something about yourself, the question of what electronics to bring becomes very important.  Electronics can provide a lot of things to support you in your trip.  For me it has been helpful to think about what I am trying to accomplish with these devices, and then back into what devices to bring, since some devices can serve different roles.  For interest an iphone can be a e-reader, video and photo camera, GPS, phone, blogging device (albeit with … [Read more...]