We’ve been enjoying watching spring bloom right around us in Austin, especially now that the chaos of SXSW has simmered down. We’ve been very productive on a few projects, spending time with Cherie’s brother and making new friends. Our travel plans for the next few months are starting to shape up: April: At the end […]
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Travelogue: Orlando to Austin (SXSW)
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 and friends […]
US Census 2010: Counting Nomads
The timing was perfect, just as I was researching how full time travelers should make sure they get counted in US 2010 Census, a census enumerator shows up at our campsite in Austin, TX. With a home that moves and no place that we consider a single home base, we were curious as to where […]
Heading to Austin to (Not) Attend SXSW
We are currently enroute to Austin, Texas to (not) attend South by Southwest (SXSW). SXSW is a huge convention/festival combining independent music, film and emerging technologies – all rolled into the weirdness only Austin can provide. We’ve never been, although we keep getting told it’s exactly our kind of thing. Unfortunately, we’ll not be attending […]
Workamping at Amazon.com pre CamperForce – Was it Worth it?
We spent the last part of 2009 trying out workamping at Amazon.com’s fullfillment center in Coffeyville, Kansas. We finally have enough of the details brought together to share our assessment about the financial rewards, hours involved and challenges. As we generally earn our income doing various technical & marketing consulting, both remotely online and onsite, […]
Ripples of Serendipity
Cherie and I get emails all the time from people who want to meet us while we are passing through their area. Some great connections and conversations have come about via “meeting our fans”, and only rarely have we had any awkward and/or boring encounters. Meeting so many and such diverse cool people is one […]
Kiki Explores Florida
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t been posting much. It’s been a very exciting week as I’ve lead my humans around Florida on an exciting adventure! I saw a shuttle launch in Titusville! I even tried to run away and climb onboard. Wouldn’t it be cool if I was the first cat in space? But I […]
Travelogue: St. Louis to Florida
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 her […]
Boat Wanted
Only a week ago, the thought of Cherie and I sailing off into the sunset was a “certainly, but someday” sort of thing. But after spending some time at the Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sailing event, the idea of relocating at least part of the year onto a liveaboard is starting to seem […]
The Miami International Boat Show
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 our disappointment, there […]
