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Reading Time: 2 minutes When preparing for a trip, it’s not our first instinct to consider that a medical emergency may arise. But spending some moments ahead of a trip may help your travel companions, loved ones at home and medical providers better help you in the event of emergency.
In this post we outline what resources we used during a medical emergency, one that required surgery abroad.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Redwood City is situated between San Francisco and San Jose. Stop off for a visit to this storied city as you make your way from San Francisco to San Jose via car or train.
The city became an important post during the latter period of the California Gold Rush (1848–1855). The city has since transformed into a manufacturing hub during the 1960s and 70s and more recently, a home for some of Silicon Valley’s high technology companies.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In this post, we visit the US Army Corp of Engineer’s Bay-Delta Model. This model is of the San Francisco Bay Area’s bay and delta water system located in Sausalito, California.
Reading Time: 5 minutes In the Alentejo region of Portugal, spend an afternoon on a cork farm.
Reading Time: 5 minutes This post describes how to use Google Photos as a central archive repository for your photos and videos.
We describe how to organize old photos and create naming conventions to make finding and sharing photos easier.
Reading Time: < 1 minute This is a high level overview of travel to Tokyo, Osaka, and cities through central Japan over an 14 day period.
Reading Time: < 1 minute This is a high level overview of travel to Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara, Japan over an 11 day period.
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a high level overview of travel in Tokyo, Japan and its surrounding cities (Kamakura, Hakone, Nikko and Mount Fuji) over an 11 day period.
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is a list of activity recommendations for an afternoon in Montserrat, Spain. Nestled between serrated rocks in a valley outside of Barcelona, Montserrat is a pilgrimage site with a basilica and monastery dating back to the 11th century.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Japan’s extensive rail system is a preferred method of transit for residents and visitors alike.
This post describes what a Shinkansen train is, the types of passes available for sale and answers to common questions related to train travel in Japan. This is a guide for beginners looking to get a sense of how they might incorporate train travel into their plans.
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this post, we describe what Jon packed in his 40 liter backpack for our 18-month-long trip. We split the trip into six month segments and refreshed our gear along the way.
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this post we describe why journaling by bullet point may just be the easiest way to record your experiences traveling.
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a list of activity recommendations for an afternoon in Cadaqués, Spain, where you’ll find Casa-Museu Salvador Dalí and gorgeous coastline. We recommend connecting this itinerary to our day two of Figueres, Spain itinerary; the below recommendations can be completed in a leisurely couple hours. After the tour, depart for Barcelona, Spain, a three hour drive.
Reading Time: 10 minutes This is a list of activity recommendations for six days, five nights in Mumbai, India. Note that in this longer-than-usual post, we highlight our top picks for this mega-city. If you can spare additional days for this itinerary, do.