How To Make Your Own Travel Website

How To Make Your Own Travel Website

When I first started building oldsite, questions came rolling in as to how exactly it was done. Not being a typical format made it stand out a bit (just a little) amongst other travel sites. Oldsite was a bear, but also my baby, as I spent hours in front of the computer trying to fix all the fun issues Microsoft… Read more

By on September 1, 2007 in Tech & Gear
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Get Your Skype On

Get Your Skype On

Using IP phone technology every day for work never gets old. Technology = love. I heart living in an age where so many opportunities are at my speedy little fingertips because of it. I may be traveling half-way around the world but keeping in touch with friends and family has never been easier.

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Behold – Skype. Family, listen up! First,

By on August 29, 2007 in Tech & Gear
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My amazingly tiny and cute travel laptop!

My amazingly tiny and cute travel laptop!

Now back to that oh-so-scandalous topic of “should I take my laptop with me around the world?” I have been a firm believer that travel styles may vary thus providing an ambiguous answer to this question. I personally feel that taking a laptop would be beneficial to my trip since I will need to be able to process RAW images… Read more

By on August 27, 2007 in Tech & Gear
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Land of Cheap Things

Life is significantly less expensive back in Normal, Illinois. Sure, there are no big-city lights nearby to draw us in, but that’s a good thing when you’re still wanting to put some money in the bank. I feel as though I had finally gotten used to the sticker prices of New York making the move back to boring old Normal… Read more

By on August 26, 2007 in Planning '06-'07
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The same thing we do every night

The same thing we do every night

…try to take over the world!… Read more
I can’t help but think about some of my favorite childhood cartoon characters, Pinky and the Brain, when I think about planning an RTW trip. The trip is a major feat in itself, but to take over the world?! I can’t even imagine the kind of planning that would go into such a task!

By on August 25, 2007 in Planning '06-'07
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Start your engines!

Riddle me this: Why do Brian & Brooke and a ’93 Jeep Grand Cherokee go together like oil and water?
Answer: This year has been plagued with car-tastrophy, starting with the “i feel like fish” car accident, continuing with the Sears oil change disaster, and reappearing with the most recent weekend from Hell!

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By on August 24, 2007 in Planning '06-'07
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Burnt Out Much?

Sure, giving up all conveniences and comforts of modern life can help you stash away loads of cash for your upcoming travels in a short amount of time, but just how much shoestringing is too much?
The answer would be a year’s worth.
A little over a year ago I was dead set on saving as much money as I… Read more

By on August 9, 2007 in Planning '06-'07
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Recycling gives you fleas.

Recycling was originally one of our main money-saving categories for the trip, but the effect fizzled out when we cashed in our 9 months of saving cans in Normal, IL for about six bucks. The amount was so measley I didn’t even add it to the statistics page. I had decided to drop the recycling category from our savings focus,… Read more

By on August 2, 2007 in Planning '06-'07
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Living break-to-break

It’s 8:30 in the morning. I log in, check my messages and email, and update my tickets. A few minutes pass. I am called on the phones because it becomes too busy for our downsized help center to handle. My first call of the day has me rolling my eyes as someone panics that their computer won’t start. I am… Read more

By on August 1, 2007 in Planning '06-'07
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Did my ancestors travel RTW as well?

A typical boredom-filled workday has left me surfing the web for some pass-the-time net goodies and, ultimately, brought me to the National Geographic site. This site is full of interesting facts and finds from all around the globe… Read more, so it really did the trick in helping make the day a bit smoother (and that for a few coworkers who

By on July 31, 2007 in Random
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