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And the Winner of the Buddhist Amulet Is…

With great dread and deep-rooted fear, I crammed everything into my pack and maneuvered it onto my poor bathroom scale. I’d hoped to come in under 50 pounds, but the last minute “oh, I just have to take this” syndrome bit hard and the final weight was 57.5 pounds. I’m crying as I type this.
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My RTW Gear Update

Continuing my spending spree (which is thankfully almost over), I’ve added a Marmot PreCip Traveler rain jacket that I picked up on sale at the REI Outlet for $65.00. It’s windproof, reasonably waterproof, and only weighs 1 pound. I also picked up a cheap silk sleep sheet at the same time, saving $15 off the [...]

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Gear Review: Booq Vyper XS3 MacBook Case

I have to admit that it seems a little silly to review a laptop sleeve, given the ridiculous amount of gear I’ll be taking with me. But the truth is that I love this thing — it’s easily the best laptop protection I’ve ever owned. I intend to review or comment on the usefulness of [...]

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My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets

Here’s the deal: Katie at Tripbase had the very clever idea to post her best 3 travel secrets, then ‘tag’ 5 others to post theirs. Jodi at LegalNomads was kind enough to tag me, so I’m gonna take my best stab at it. I’m arriving late to the party (as usual), so I suspect most [...]

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My Budget Travel Gear List — All I Can Afford, More Than I Can Carry

Rollover photos for details — weight, cost, etc.

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Reclaim Your Gear — Cheap

Found this link from the NY Times. I’ll be watching it — Papa needs a brand new Leatherman.

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Lightroom 3 Beta — try it for free

The Lightroom 3 beta program is available to the public, so that means anyone with an Internet connection can download it and start putting it to the test. You do not need to own (or have tried) a previous version of Lightroom. The version of Lightroom 3 beta software available for download is offered in [...]

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My Low-Budget Underwater Digital Camera

I can’t wait to try this out. A waterproof housing for my DSLR was waaaay out of my price range, so I looked around and found this cheap underwater case on Amazon for $25 or so. After spending a couple of months lurking on eBay, I managed to snag a used Canon Powershot SD870 for [...]

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