1-11-07 Off for Ecuador

 
Photo Credit: Burning Image 
Up before dawn to dress, pack and hit the road before 6:30, this day was mostly about navigation and aggressive traffic dodging.

Restaurant Reviews: The Great Lost Bear on Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Pointnshoot
If you ever find yourself on Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine and suffering from an attack of the munchies, you may want to check this one out.

Restaurant Reviews: Jenny´s Taste of Thai in Munich, Germany

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Rick
Around the corner from the Quality Inn in the Turkish section, a short distance from the Glockenshpiel, is a fabulous little Asian getaway known as Jenny´s Taste of Thai.

Catch Up Post 1/10/07

Photo Credit: Jan Tik 

Since our last posting, we have been busy digging out last minute necessities for the trip, spending winter holidays with family, walking the back roads for winter photo shots, squeezing in business meetings and driving up to check on the lake house . . . phew!

How to Be a Road Warrior: The Cyberpower Car Charging Adapter

 
Photo Credit: Cyberpowersystems.Com
Last May for my birthday, my parents sent me a Cyberpower car charging adapter.

How to Be a Road Warrior: Options for Portable Solar Power

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Tiago Celestino
This is an area we’ve been looking into for a while now. While the technology has definitely come a long way in terms of portability, it has been a bit of a quest to filter through the information on which items can be fully charged, and which can only be trickle-charged.

Carving Out the Cash: Reflections from a Holiday Travel Discussion

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Ebifry
Before leaving Tucson to drive across the country to Maine, we attended a holiday open house hosted by our Tucson State Farm Insurance agent, Rebecca. In addition to fabulous food and entertaining conversations with her young and energetic staff, David and I also had a lengthy and very interesting travel conversation with […]

How to Be a Road Warrior: The T-Mobile Dash

 
Photo Credit: T-Mobile.Com 
After months of trying to decide between palm pilots, Blackberries and other similar devices, we were told about a newly released product from T-Mobile . . . the Dash.

Slopes in Presque Isle, Maine

 
Photo Credit: TrekHound.Com
Looking for a bit of winter sports atmosphere or a yummy microbrew by a roaring fire?

Il Latini in Florence, Italy

 
Flickr Photo Credit: Jon Rawlinson
Looking for an authentic Florentine meal while you’re in town? Not in the mood to play the quality lottery?