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Oct19

What is a netbook good for?

One word. Traveling. I’ve seen so many netbooks while here in India and I’m positive that I am going to see a lot more in Thailand. There are two very simple reasons for this: it fits in your bag and if it gets stolen you’re not out $1000+. Now if I could only get one to start running OS X.

Sep4

The virtues of living out of a bag

It’s been 4 years since I spent any significant chunk of time traveling. I’m back on the road again, with Gina this time, living out of a bag and loving every minute of it. It’s been a wonderful reminder that life becomes more simple when we strip things away. The stuff that we “can’t live without” quickly becomes superfluous and even the small amount that you are carrying with you in your bag seems to become grossly unnecessary. Point in case – I just went rifled through my bag looking for something and found that I hadn’t even worn half the clothes that I brought with me. Half! It’s good to reset your idea of what is necessary every now and then. (more…)

Aug6

J. Gardner Photography Refresh

I’ve finally updated my two year old photography website design. I’m still working on getting some new photos up but I’d love to hear what people have to say about the design!

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On another note, Gina and I are setting out on our road trip (the first month of our six months of traveling) this weekend. We’ve spent the week moving out of our apartment in Blacksburg and sorting through all the stuff that we’ve accumulated over the years. I’ll be happy to be living out of a bag again soon! Keep an eye out here for pictures along the way. You can also follow our adventures at http://beansontour.com