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RVing

Our Favorite RVing Accessories for our Travato GL Camper Van

Nov 16, 2021 by Cherie Ve Ard 14 Comments

We have now owned our 2020.5 Winnebago Travato GL almost a year, and we had a 2016 version of the model before that starting in 2019. In our years of traveling in our van for both short and extended trips (including the 3 months cross country trip we just competed), we’ve collected a bunch of […]

Tips for RVing the Blue Ridge Parkway

Sep 10, 2021 by Cherie Ve Ard 10 Comments

We shared recently about our amazing two week journey exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway in our Travato van conversion, so in this post we’re going to share some general tips for RVing this scenic and historic mountain drive. First, our video version of these tips: Tip 1: Ideal RV Size The Blue Ridge Parkway was […]

Upgrading to a 2020.5 Winnebago Travato GL from 2016 Travato G – Was it Worth It?

Mar 2, 2021 by Cherie Ve Ard 14 Comments

2020.5 Travato GL vs 2016 Travato G

We’ve now had Blooper, our new-to-us 2020.5 Travato GL, for 3 months. And we’ve been asked multiple times if the upgrade from our 2016 Travato G (Cooper) has been worth it, and if the upgrade addressed our complaints we shared back in September. So now that we have several camping trips under our belt with […]

Winnebago 2016 Travato 59G Design Flaws – Time For a New Van?

Sep 17, 2020 by Chris Dunphy 34 Comments

It’s now been 16 months since we purchased our van Coopernicus – a 2016 Winnebago Travato G. Over that timeframe, the van has been our daily driver, our get-away adventure vehicle, our shuttle craft and our hurricane escape pod. We’ve taken Cooper on a long extended cross country trip (all the way to Arizona!), and on […]

Nomads on Pause: Our Longest Stay Yet!

Aug 30, 2020 by Cherie Ve Ard 9 Comments

Five months ago we arrived back to Sanford, Florida – a favorite stop in our prior travels that felt most like home to us. Effectively putting nomadic life on pause as we wait out the pandemic and the craziness of the world. This now marks our longest stay in one place since we hit the […]

RVing and Cruising During Hurricane Season

Aug 11, 2020 by Cherie Ve Ard 9 Comments

So here we are again, in the southeast on the precipice of peak hurricane season. Despite hopes and wishes, not only did the season not get rescheduled due to COVID – it seems like the months ahead are shaping up to be a doozy with nearly double the number of predicted storms. At this point, […]

Getting Back to Abundant Desert Boondocking

Jul 11, 2020 by Cherie Ve Ard 6 Comments

Earlier this year we returned to our boondocking roots for a month in the deserts of Arizona in our bus. It was oh so wonderful to be out in nature, on our own and feeling abundant in the systems we had long ago setup on Zephyr. From water management, tanks, solar and lithium – in […]

The 12 RVs of Technomadia – Class A, B, C and Towables, Which is Better?

May 21, 2020 by Cherie Ve Ard 11 Comments

Earlier this month we recognized both my 13th ‘Nomadiversary’ and one year since we added our Winnebago Travato camper van to our nomadic fleet. As we were reminiscing about our years on the road, we counted up the number of RVs we’ve traveled or lived in. We couldn’t believe it when we came up with […]

Boat vs RV: Which Costs More?

May 8, 2020 by Cherie Ve Ard 16 Comments

Ever since we purchased our motor yacht to start exploring the Great Loop after over a decade of full time RVing – we’ve been asked the question “which costs more?” multiple times. Now that we’ve had our boat for three years (3 years?!?!), we have enough numbers to do a proper comparison of the typical […]

Mobile Internet Updates – Our Personal Setup, New Video Course & Coverage? App Updates

Apr 16, 2020 by Cherie Ve Ard 1 Comment

As most of our readers might be aware, Technomadia is our personal blog where we share the travel side of our technomadic lifestyle – and many years ago we branched off our mobile internet & connectivity content to reside over at the Mobile Internet Resource Center instead of here. Keeping on top of this Resource Center […]

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Welcome to Technomadia!

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Chris Dunphy & Cherie Ve Ard - Technomadia.

Perpetually on the road since 2006 combining technology and travel (tech+nomad). Semi-retired now, working remotely runnng the Mobile Internet Resource Center - helping our nomadic community stay connected.

We currently split our time between our motoryacht slowing doing the Great Loop, our vintage bus in the west and a camper van to move between them.

Mobile Internet – It’s Our Passion!

We track and education on mobile internet options for RVers and cruisers as our 'day job'.

Visit our extensive resource center at: Mobile Internet Resource Center

To see our personal mobile internet setup:
Technomadia's Internet Setup

Our Newest Posts

Annapolis, Baltimore and More – Wrapping Up our 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cruising Adventures!

Nov 13, 2025 By Cherie Ve Ard 2 Comments

Eastern Bay & Chester River – Upper Chesapeake Bay Great Loop Cruising

Oct 25, 2025 By Cherie Ve Ard 1 Comment

Choptank River Adventures – Upper Eastern Chesapeake Bay: Great Loop Cruising

Oct 8, 2025 By Cherie Ve Ard 4 Comments

Anchoring vs Marinas: Which is Better?

Sep 19, 2025 By Cherie Ve Ard 2 Comments

Returning Down the Potomac River and Back to the Chesapeake Bay – Great Loop Side Trip

Sep 5, 2025 By Cherie Ve Ard 3 Comments

Our Resource Centers

  • RVing Resources

    Our informational RVing content.

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    Our informational cruising content. 

  • No Excuses: Go Nomadic

    Logistics of a nomadic life: domicile, finances, safety and more. 

  • Mobile Internet Recource Center

    Guides, Reviews & News about Mobile Internet Options for RVers & Boaters (our 'day job')

  • Interviews

    Our 'Ramblings' Series - tales with other nomads. 

  • Solar

    Solar Electrical Systems for RVs

  • Boondocking

    Getting Off Grid and into Wild Camping

  • RV Workspaces

    Full Time RVing Workspaces

Our Travel Apps

We write mobile apps inspired by our own nomadic lifestyle.


Coverage?Coverage? directly overlays and compares cellular carrier data maps. Perfect for bandwidth hungry travelers!
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US Public LandsUS Public Lands overlays BLM, Forest Service, NPS and public land boundary maps. Helping you utilize US national resources!
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StatelinesState Lines tracks over 50 laws that change as you cross US state lines - beer, txt, seat belts, smoking, RVing, etc.
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