Technomads: Chris Dunphy, Cherie Ve Ard & Kiki
We are two gen-X geeks who are digital nomads synthesizing technology in with our full-time RV traveling. We’ve been on an unending road trip in our tiny fiberglass solar powered travel trailer since May 2007; sharing our journeys of embracing serendipity, logistical tips and inspiration.
Our journey is not one of sabbatical or retirement – and nor have we set an end date. We aim to create a sustainable lifestyle of balance between work, life, reduced environmental footprint, community, family, amazing experiences and wanderlust – one that lasts until it no longer feels right.
The story
We both were on opposite coasts of the country when we met in 2006. Chris had already embarked on full time nomadism in California after leaving his high paying Silicon Valley job, and Cherie was running a custom software development business from her home in Florida. We meet online via a Prius (yes, the hybrid car) forum, met in person, quickly found our connection and hit the road together on May 10, 2007. Cherie sold her home in Florida a year later, and we added a kitten cat along the way.
For more of our story, read about us on the TravelsWithTwo blog or check out our video below:
Our worklife
We combine working in with our travel adventures, via our technology strategy consulting company – Two Steps Beyond.
Our projects range from supporting our software development clients, intense market research, helping individuals and small businesses achieve new heights to creating and executing launch strategies. We consider projects that are inspiring, fun and take advantage of our location independence, by either being on site short term or able to be done remotely.
Our work schedule is quite variable, and we definitely enjoy working in short intense bursts on projects as opposed to a regular work day. Have a project that we might be a fit for? Be in touch, we’re always open to new opportunities.
Contact Us:
us@technomadia.comJoin us at:
Social Networking
Twitter – Social Networking: Technomadia
Twitter – Travel Status Only: TechnomadiaStat
Facebook Fan Page
Social Media
Flickr: Our Photo Album
Flickr: Our Daily View
YouTube: Videos
TripFilms: Videos
Meet the Technomads
Chris Dunphy
Chris is a long-time technology geek, working in several venues of the Silicon Valley tech industry with a specialization in mobile technology. He’s been a tech journalist, mobile tech industry spy and forged creating an application ecosystem. In April 2006, he gave up his apartment and launched into a technomadic lifestyle fulltime, making his life a living laboratory for mobile technology. He bought a T@B trailer, traded in his beloved hybrid vehicle and off he set.
On top of being a geek technomad.. He’s also a pilot (carrying his ultralight paramotor with him), photographer and all around adventurer.
His online screenname is is ‘Radven’ – short for Radical Adventurer
www.radven.net / chris@technomadia.com
AIM/YIM: RenDevang Skype/Twitter: radven
Cherie Ve Ard
Cherie had wanderlust in her blood from an early age, has traveled since being an infant and was solo traveling by age 12. She runs a small software development company that was designed from the ground up to be location independent, and was already splitting her time between the Bay area of California and Florida before meeting Chris. At several times during her life she had contemplated becoming mobile full time, but the timing was never quite right until she met Chris and she finally made the leap by selling her home in Florida.
On top of being technomadic and a geek, Cherie is also a conscious-living activist and fire-dancer.
Her online screenname is Serolynne—a hybrid of Serotonin (the brain chemical of happiness and joy) and Adrenalin (the brain chemical of adventure).
www.serolynne.com / cherie@technomadia.com
Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cveard
AIM/YIM/Skype/Twitter: Serolynne
Kiki
Born in a chicken coop on a llama ranch in Lebanon, Oregon, Kiki found her way into Chris & Cherie’s heart and joined Technomadia after a trial run on the road at the age of 7 weeks old. She proved to be adaptable, sweet, spunky and photogeneic. She now travels the country looking for mischief. She also has more followers on Twitter than Cherie.
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