Meet Cherie & Chris
We're Cherie Ve Ard & Chris Dunphy - two gen-X geeks who are utilizing technology to engage in a full-time mobile life.
And from 2008-2024, Kiki is our Admiral of the Fleet, kept us in line.
We were both bloggers since before we met, and just continued sharing when our lives merged and started a little joint blog we randomly called 'Technomadia'.
We really have no objective here, than perhaps making some new friends along the way to share a glass (or three) of wine with.
Blogging has been a long time hobby for both of us, and we just simply enjoy creating this journal of our lives and perhaps provide some inspiration and resources along the way.
We consider this space our personal virtual living room. And we welcome you to hang out, interact and explore around.
We use the term technomad to describe our lifestyle:
Technomad: Technology enabled nomad.
(term coined by our friend and original technomad, Steven Roberts / www.microship.com)
Short Story of Technomadia
Our entire relationship has been while exploring a nomadic life together.
Chris started out solo in 2006 after wrapping up his Silicon Valley career in mobile tech. He hit the road in a tiny 16' travel trailer. We soon after met online (Prius forum), fell in love and hit the road together.
Cherie had run a software development business from her home for many years often working remotely while pursuing extended personal travels - including weekend camping trips in her pop-up trailer. She had often contemplated a full time RV nomad lifestyle, and was well positioned when she met Chris to jump right in.
Turns out we were aligned to be true partners not just in romance, but also in business and cat servitude. Over the years, we've merged our strengths and created our own business endeavors - ranging from consulting, app development, writing and now running the Mobile Internet Resource Center.
Our life is consciously created to be a long term, sustainable, mobile optimized lifestyle that combines our hi-tech careers with a rich and fulfilling life of love, travel, serendipity, community, adventure and amazing experiences.
We mix it up when we feel so inclined, and aren't tied to too many labels or presumptions.
We currently split our time RVing the USA in our vintage bus conversion and time on the water slowly pursuing the 'Great Loop'. And we have a van conversion to get between the two and have side adventures.
We have switched up our travel modality many times.. including: a 16' T@B trailer, a 17' Oliver Travel Trailer, a cottage in the US Virgin Islands, an Amtrak rail pass, many cruises, backpacking Alaska, a 35' vintage bus conversion, a 47' motor yacht and a van conversion.
What's next? An air ship? A space ship?
Here's a quick video introduction to us:
Not enough? Well, here's the longer version: Technomadia's Fuller Story
Spot us 'In the Wild' ?
Please click through to our 'Contact Us' page to read our preferences for being approached 'in real life'. (Quick summation: Yes, we'd LOVE to meet you... but PLEASE don't just show up at our dock or campsite.)
Meet Chris, Cherie & Kiki
Chris Dunphy
Chris is a long-time technology geek, working in several venues of the Silicon Valley tech industry with a specialization in mobile technology. He's been a tech journalist, mobile tech industry spy and forged creating a mobile application ecosystem. He grew up traveling and living all over the world, including spending 3 years in Indonesia as a kid.
After traveling the world as an industry spy for Palm & PalmSource (a job just too good to give up), in April 2006 he evicted himself from his San Francisco penthouse apartment and launched into a technomadic lifestyle, making his life a living laboratory for mobile technology. He bought a T@B trailer, traded in his beloved hybrid vehicle and off he set... never imagining he'd meet a partner willing to sell her home and join him.
He's also a pilot (he used to carry his ultralight paramotor with him), photographer and all around adventurer. He's the one you'll find writing the occasional big epic tech posts here.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/chris_technomadia
Cherie Ve Ard
Cherie had wanderlust and technology in her blood from an early age - programming by age 7 and solo traveling the world by age 12. She grew up the daughter of an entrepreneurial tech pioneer dad and a common sense mom. She's been self-employed as a location independent software developer since 1992, managing some pretty large scale projects in the medical and government sectors.
At several times during her life she had contemplated becoming mobile full time, but the timing was never quite right until she met Chris and she made the leap to share 45 sq ft of mobile living space with this new dude she met on a Prius forum.
Cherie is passionate about inspiring others to live their lives by conscious intent, and abundance instead of scarcity.
She handles 98% of our social media - blogging, video creation and postings.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cherie_technomadia
Kiki
Born in a chicken coop on a llama ranch in Lebanon, Oregon and orphaned by her feral barn cat parents, Kiki found her way into Chris & Cherie's heart and joined Technomadia in late 2008, after a trial run on the road at the age of 7 weeks old.
She proved to be adaptable, sweet, spunky and photogeneic. She's known nothing else but travel. She's was the real boss and brains behind Technomadia, and Admiral of our fleet.
Kiki passed away on July 29, 2024, read her memorial post for a re-cap of her nearly 16 years on the road.
Hi there! I recently discovered you on IG & have jumped right into all of your fun, friendly content. As a blogger/marketer just starting to transition into a more nomadic lifestyle, I not only appreciate all of your info, but the way you present it. It’s unique & so non-sterile… thank you! Lots of crazy changes going on in life, and you’re making it something a bit less intimidating and more exciting… even making me start to ponder the social benefits (which I hadn’t even considered). Now that I introduced myself with a little “thank you”, I’ll get right back to reading and watching! This is precisely the site (and people) I was hoping to find!
Hope this finds you healthy and safe and enjoying your extended boat time! I stumbled across your site from a Google search for RV internet resources. We bought a travel trailer in May after saying for 16 years that “The Brems don’t camp”! We are avid travelers – airplanes and hotels were our MO though – and have had several trips planned for 2020 cancelled due to Covid, including two weeks in Europe. We needed something to get us out of town and our kids away from electronics. We have been talking about hitting the road for longer periods of time but my vacation time is limited. We are both working from home and now that we have a home on wheels, it’s a possibility but the internet connection has to be reliable, strong and fast in order for us to continue to work without interruption (and save my vacation time!). I’ll keep browsing all the great content you have here! Do you have one piece of advice for newbies with an absolute necessity to stay connected during the week?
Hi Jana.. welcome to our personal blog. Mobile Internet is our ‘day job’ and we have an entire resource centered dedicated to the topic. For working remotely, here’s our collection of guides to get started: http://www.rvmobileinternet.com/working-remotely
Cherie & Chris,
Besides being a MIA for a while, we happen to be in the Tucson area for few days.
Tomorrow, Monday, we will visit Karcher Caverns near you.
Would you want a break in the mid-late afternoon for a quick visit from a couple of admirers ?
thanks, john fleming
-e- jrflem@earthlink.net
-c- 805.501.6101
P.S.: Thanks for all you two do for the mobile community.
Hey guys.. sorry to miss you. We wrapped up our AZ season a couple weeks ago. We’re already nearly in Florida on our way to RVillage Rally.
Hello, I subscribed to the RVers series on iTunes but I haven’t gotten an email alert about a new segment since Dec 2019. Is the series over? Thank you for your interesting blog!
Yes the season ended just before the holidays. It was only 6 episodes. Season 2 comes out in May.
Hi Guys, I live Charleston, SC, and know where all the cool stuff is to do. I have a friend who lives right on the river, and has several kayaks. JS :-). Also, I am an avid contra dancer. There is a good scene here in Charleston, Would love for you guys to come to a dance! Or just hang out if you are in, and or around Charleston. It is a beautiful city with a LOT to see, and do.
Thanks.. we spent the month of July in Charleston – had a great time!
I have a motosat dish mounted to the top of my motorhome, complete with all cabling, a D3 controller, and a 7000 modem. Since I don’t do winters in Mexico any longer,it can be had in exchange for current cell phone internet knowledge. Interested? I am 25 miles south of Sacto.(Hwy 99. and Woodbridge Rd.) Phone 209-951-5671.
Hey Jim… check out our Mobile Internet page at : https://www.technomadia.com/internet – lots of info there, including a video chat and our book on this topic.
Satellite dishes are kinda obsolete now, and not of much value. We have a tripod system we’re having trouble giving away ourselves, and our remaining roof space is reserved for solar.
Have you seen this ?
http://www.hankboughtabus.com/a-tour-of-the-bus/
Love your comments and videos. I have a Roadtrek.. and travel about 4 months out of the year. A former techie, my first computer was a 360 Mod 40 .. then an apple II. Put in the first network at PNCBank… Catch you on the road…
Oh how cool.. thanks for bringing Hank and his bus to our attention!
A friend referred me to your site and I look forward to both following and communicating with you. I am selling my home and car and taking a minimum 1 year rv trip and would appreciate any helpful tips. So looking forward to this. Please shoot me an email. Best wishes to you
Welcome Craig – lots of tips and info throughout our blog. If you have specific questions, just let us know.
I stumbled across your site looking into possibly getting a pet in the future. This is AWESOME! I will be back frequently. My boyfriend and I are our own sort of nomad and we’ve been thinking about getting a pet (bulldog puppy!). This site will be very helpful and fun for us in many ways. Thank you for your insights!