Big name blogger Leo Babuta has waves of followers who appreciate his getting things done advice, but he’s also an avowed minimalist. I like his: 5 Ways To Travel More With Less post. I need to take to heart tip #1: Start Local. I sometimes fall into the trap of thinking: “Oh, its Alaska, its cold, there is nothing to do.”
Next time we get couch surfers we’ll have a things to do list with maps ready to go.
I really love what Chris Guillebeau is trying to do. He now has a small army of unconventional lifestyle followers. That’s cool. I have even downloaded his book via Kindle. But the number one reason I read Chris’ blog is for travel hacking advice and vicarious insight into the places he has been on his quest to visit every country in the world.
So this Link Love goes out to his old post on Developing Your Own Philosophy of Travel.
The Times of London says gadgets are travel experience killers. They say: “It’s time to go cold turkey, ditch the electricals and use the most underused gadget of all – our brain.” I want to say here here, but then I look over lovingly at my Android and iPad, they are so small, they don’t take up too much space, and I don’t use them soooo much. Hmmm… I’m an addict.
Tim Ferriss recently highlighted Chris Guillibeau’s article on How to Buy Round the World Tickets that Kick Ass. I like forward to hopefully buying our first RTW tickets soon for next October. This is all tentative at this point, but I actually look forward to spending hours finessing an itinerary. Especially after trolling through some of Emily’s RTW roundup posts. I actually had the chance to meet Emily on our trip to Germany (yeah, yeah, I know, posts forthcoming) and talk to her about her RTW adventure. She recommends it highly and it sounds like the perfect thing to do before life gets in the way. I hope that doesn’t happen, but why risk it?
Gizmodo’s take on the Geek’s Vacation Checklist has a few of our standby tips on it. Tripit for US based or business travel with lots of reservations, dropbox for managing files on the go, and packing light of course.
Vagabonding had a recent post on travel journal peeping which pointed me to this link to moleskinerie. It is a pretty cool blog where people open up their own Moleskines and show whats inside, how they use them. I’ll never be a sktechbook artist doing amazing watercolors in mine, but its inspirational none the less.
Link Love: What the iPhone 4 really means for travelers.
I post this with a little guilt after having just bought an iPad.
“It means there’s yet another temptation in the world to spend some of your hard earned money on something you don’t need instead of the trip you’ve been dreaming about.”
via: Corrie Bond
“The act of travel doesn’t make us as happy as the plan of travel. Here’s why…” New York Times
I enjoy planning travel a lot, but I am pretty grounded in reality so I don’t imagine myself sitting on a beach with no distractions and then find myself sitting amongst mosquitos with old oily men and being disillusioned. Interesting read though.
I’d never heard of the carry-on should = 10% of your body weight rule before. That would be tough to do. Especially now that I’ve lost 4 lbs worth of luggage allowance from my high point.
You do know that one of the easiest routes to back injury is placing bags into overhead luggage bins when you fly,” said Doktor George. “You should really make sure you take care as it’s so easy to throw your back out.” “What are you suggesting, then?” I asked. “It might be time to rethink your luggage,” he said.
via: 1bag1world
This photo essay combines two of my favorite things, travel and tea.
