I did it. I bought a SLR camera today. I’ve always had a complicated relationship with photography. If you asked my Dad, he’d probably tell you that I never liked taking photos. In fact I used to debate whether taking photos was even worth it. I preferred the idea of living in the moment… Maybe …
Technology
I’ve just arrived in Italy this week. I had a bit of a difficult time packing for this trip. I’m gone for nearly 10 days on this trip and now that I’m working entirely as a freelancer, I’ve had to think of travel in a bit of a different way. When I backpacked around the …
The phone is light, thin, easy to hold and has a beautiful interface. But is it a useful smartphone for travelers? Nokia sent me a trial phone and I set out to discover if a Windows Phone was a viable replacement for Android or iOS. There are two major benefits to traveling with the Nokia …
Ever wonder where the best pizza slice in New York City is? Or where to get brunch in Berlin? With a free iPhone app, you can discover new places or see what your friends are into right at that very moment. Instagram and other app-only social networks are fun and all, but Amen is not …
For the past three months or so, I’ve been traveling without an iPod. Everything was fine up until one morning in March when I woke up in my beach hut on Koh Chang in Thailand. When I went to check the time, the light never turned on. I thought I was just a little too …
Remember how I decided I didn’t like having a guidebook with me in Morocco? (read it here) Well, as soon as I got to Egypt I was almost in a panic trying to find a map of Cairo—or any travel information whatsoever. Egypt’s tourism industry isn’t exactly friendly to individual travelers. It’s built much more …
“Until now, civilization has continued to wager its future on the proposition that technology always will solve the problem, whatever the problem might be.” —David Fromkin, The Way of the World (1998) This quotation is a little old, but I think it’s still relevant today. While cleaning out my bookshelf I found this book from …