Technomads: Technology Enabled Nomads
Chris Dunphy & Cherie Ve Ard are exploring the confluence of full-time travel, technology, career and community; all while embracing nomadic serendipity.
Current adventure: Full time RVing in the USA in a 1961 Vintage Bus Conversion.
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We arrived later than expected to US Virgin Island of St. John, after a very rough three-landing attempt into St. Thomas that included two last minute aborted landings, an insanely scary amount of turbulence through ‘swirling winds’ and an unscheduled stop in San Juan to wait out the rough weather.
We arrived to our little [...]
Continue Reading →Even though I grew up in Austin, I moved away before I was old enough to really appreciate the level of weirdness the city embodies. So this visit to Austin, we took opportunities to explore some of the awesome places we had only heard about.
This past [...]
Continue Reading →Time Frame: March 7 – 21, 2010
Miles Driven: 1229
After an extended stay in Florida catching up with family and friends, checking out sail boats and making new friends – we decided to head on to Austin to be in the area while SXSW Interactive was going on.
With so many bloggers [...]
Continue Reading →Time frame: January 20 – February 20, 2010
Miles Driven: 1776
After an extended month long winter and holiday stop in St. Louis visiting Chris’ family, it was time to head south for the remainder of the winter. Cherie previously lived in Florida for 12 years before we hit the road, and that’s where [...]
Continue Reading →As planned, we spent Saturday and Sunday this past weekend at the Miami International Boat Show and the co-located sailing focused Strictly Sail Miami.
Though these events have traditionally been very distinct, the no-longer-appropriately-named “Strictly Sail” has unfortunately now been devoured by the vastly larger powerboat focused Miami International Boat Show. To [...]
Continue Reading →Since Saturday afternoon, we’ve been camped along the Indian River in Titusville, Florida – right off Highway US 1. We’ve been enjoying a completely awesome nomadic rendezvous with Sean Welsh and Louise Hornor of Our Odyssey as temporary neighbors (it’s our first in person meeting after years of cyber stalking each other around
the [...]
Continue Reading →Things we saw last week at the St. Louis RV Vacation & Travel Show:
Fake Fireplaces, Giant TV’s, Mobile Man Caves, Central Vacuum Systems
Things we didn’t see any of:
Solar Panels, Energy Efficient Lighting, Composting Toilets, Camper Vans
Though we have been full time RV dwellers for years now, neither of us had ever been to an actual RV show. When we saw that “one of the largest public RV shows in the country” would be happening last week while we were still in St. Louis, we knew that we would have to check it out.
We were hoping to get exposed to variety of RVs of different sizes and styles, and to check out a wide range of the latest products and technologies for mobile living.
Overall, we were sorely disappointed.
There were however plenty of monster fifth wheels and Class-A RVs on display with a focus on ostentatious excess instead of efficient mobile living. One brand was using the tagline “Leave Nothing Behind” – and that was indeed a design philosophy on display at the show.
Continue Reading →Some people have a calling, a message they must deliver to the world.
Most never act on this.
But a rare few are overcome with purpose, and devote their lives to the call.
Artist Leonard Knight heard such a call (“to my knowledge, it was on a Wednesday, about ten-thirty in the morning [...]
Continue Reading → Time Period: September 6 – October 24
Miles Driven: 1179
(not including non-RV trips)
Post Burning Man we only had one specific goal – to make it to Hemet, CA for much needed down time. We had met some folks in the area during our travels earlier in the year that we [...]
Continue Reading →If you looked hard enough, for years now there have been options for communicating with the outside world at Burning Man via internet or satellite phone. (Not to mention via the exaggeratedly disgruntled Black Rock City Post Office…)
For as long as 802.11 has existed, some geeks have enjoyed the challenge of building a [...]
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