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How to Build the Smallest World Class Camera System
I spent $1800 on my first high quality camera. I was on the brink of Life Nomadic, and I justified the purchase with two ideas. The first was that I would be seeing a lot of things for the first, and possibly the only, time. Second, the particular camera I bought, an Epson R-D1s, seemed…
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How to Have a Workplace Everywhere in the World for $4.18 a Month
When Todd and I arrived in Panama the second time, we couldn’t find a decent apartment to rent. Prices had gone up by 50% since the last time we visited, and it was Carnaval Season, which crushed availability. So we stayed in a hostel. The location was great, our room was decent enough, but to…
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The Most Minimalist Shoes in Existence
I had a bit of a love affair with the Vibram Five Fingers. Todd got a pair right before we headed to Tokyo on Life Nomadic 2008, and I was jealous the whole time. Near the end of the trip Vibram graciously sent me a pair (intentionally delayed until after the running of the bulls,…
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Who You Are (a.k.a. My Target Audience)
A couple weeks ago I asked you to take another survey, this time sharing details about who you are as a person. This was borne from a conversation between some blogger friends who discussed the importance of knowing who your audience is. While optimistic, a lingering worry in the back of my head was that…
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Living Your Life with Full Integrity
When I’m staring into space trying to think of something to write about– as I am now– often ideas come across my mind that strike me as so obvious and commonplace that they aren’t worth discussing. When I first started writing I had twenty-something years of built up stories, adventures, and lessons to share, but…
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My Strategy for the JetBlue All-You-Can Jet Promotion
As anyone who follows my tweets knows, I’m going to be doing the JetBlue All-You-Can-Jet promotion. Because I’m flexible, I saved $200 and bought the five day pass for $500, which means that I can’t fly on Friday or Sunday. The pass entitles me to fly from September 7th until October 6th for free on…
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Here’s How You Should Make Money
Despite never once suggesting that I am some sort of authority on making money, the number one question I get is an expanded form of, “I have a job. I want to do whatever I want. How should I make money?” So today I’m going to answer this question. My answer will probably not be…
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Stories from Oregon
Last Wednesday a friend decided to buy an RV in Portland, Oregon. Knowing that a decent part of my recent life has been dedicated to ripping apart my RV and rearranging it, he offered to fly me up there to check it out with him and drive back down. Done deal. Two days later we’re…
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The Best Laptop That You Don’t Know Exists
Of all the bits of gear, the one thing that fundamentally defines how I’m able to travel is my laptop. I use it to keep in touch with people all over the world, make money, find things to do in each country, and buy my plane tickets. It’s probably my most important possession, which means…
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Managing Time Like Money
I’ve really been thinking a lot about future vs. present, ever since reading The Time Paradox. Do you live every day like it’s your last, do you save everything for the future, or do you find a happy medium? One of the conclusions that I’ve come to, which might be blatantly obvious to everyone but…
