Before we left for St. John we set a goal of only checking 2 bags, each being under 50 lbs. Our purpose was not only to reduce baggage fees, but also to make us ultra conscious about what we packed. We wanted to find a balance between being comfortable in St. John with our familiar stuff, […]
Getting Settled in St. John
Wow. Can’t believe we’ve already been in St. John a week. And more so, just how much we’ve gotten accomplished since we’ve been here. Connectivity Our first and most important task was getting an internet solution installed. Chris did a lot of research into our options, which included DSL, cellular via AT&T or Sprint, line […]
Travelogue: San Francisco to St. John
Time period: Oct 7, 2010 – March 30, 2011 Miles traveled by RV: 3140 Miles traveled in total: 4405 While parked in San Francisco hanging out with friends post Burning Man, we were trying to figure out what was next for us. After a very hectic summer of a lot of physical and emotional movement […]
Welcome to the Frontier!
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 […]
The 100 pound Packing Goal
After a frantic 3200 mile cross country drive from San Francisco to Orlando these past couple weeks, we have arrived. Our attention now shifts to packing up the RV, getting it cleaned out to sit for 5 months and packing up for our island winter. After a lot of thought and playing around with our […]
Not Letting Labels Hold You Back
I’ve often told folks that: Labels are best when they are descriptions, not prescriptions. Whenever I’m exploring a new hobby, lifestyle or professional pursuit, I tend to take on the labels associated with it to relate the experience to others. Terms like nomad, technomad, RVer, geek, location independent, fire dancer, traveler, blogger are labels that […]
How to find RV Parks, Campgrounds and Free Boondocking (Updated)
Whether you plan in advance for your camping or wing it, here are the tools that we use in our search for ideal camp spots. Unfortunately, there does not yet seem to be one unified resource listing all camping opportunities, so we utilize many different resources. We released the first version of this guide in […]
Evolving Models of Community
My biggest struggle with a nomadic lifestyle when I first hit the road over 3 years ago was a deep sense of loss of community. I was leaving a community in Florida that I had invested in for over 10 years. There’s something uniquely special about a local, re-occurring community. Those people you can contact […]
Travelogue: Black Rock City to San Francisco
Time Frame: August 29 — October 6, 2010 Miles Driven: 344 Our daily pictorials from Burning Man 2010 should wrap up our time there: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 After a summer of travel with essential stopping points, plans, emergencies, lots of social time […]
Island Logistical Preparations
In the past week since we signed our lease to winter on St. John in the US Virgin Islands, we’ve been busily making preparations for this new challenge. That’s a big part of the appeal for us about this adventure – a change of pace, and a new set of travel-while-working challenges to figure out. […]
