Ready for Maui

Kristen and I finalized plans for Maui last night. We are staying at a very nice hotel on the West shore, renting a car to get around, and staying for 4 days. Couldn't think of a more perfect way to end a long and exciting trip. And it's all thanks to my wonderful parents! Anyway, sorry I don't have more details, but I'm kind of on a role with Jonket right now, so I'm trying to ride the wave of productivity. More next week everyone.

!(Summer Time)

Wow it is not even close to summer time. I have not posted in FAR too long. Sorry guys. On the plus side, we have a bunch of updates. First off, we lost someone from the roster. Our hot chick has fallen by the wayside. Not really, she just found a better adventure. It looks like Laura will be doing a run with the Peace Corp. So a big congratulations to her!

We are now less than 1 year away (based on the countdown timer on the site, which actually has nothing to do with our actual departure date). So the next couple posts will be mostly based around gear. First on the list is netbook. I'll be waiting til December to buy the thing, but I know I will need something when I'm abroad. So here are the specs I think I'll need:

Processor: >= 1ghz

Memory: >= 1gb

Drive: >= 8gb SSD

Resolution: >= 1024x600

OS: Linux Distro

Cost: <= $400.00 USD

Right now I'm looking in the direction of the ASUS Eee PC 901. My biggest concern is that I have no way of checking out the Wireless cards. I've noticed the Linux has trouble with wireless. I've had laptops in the past that worked fine with Windows, but with Linux the wireless card would not have the same range, or sometimes would have almost no range at all. So I need to research a little and figure out which netbook has the right wireless card for my needs.

Anyway, hopefully my next post will be in a few weeks, and I'll talk about backpacks. But more likely I'll just ramble on about nothing.

Summer Time

And finally the work is done. Now on to summer. I'm back in New Jersey doing misc. freelance computer work. Brian and Wes are out west at PNWL doing research, and Laura is off to Italy teaching English. She mentioned something about never coming back because... well because it's Italy and it's amazing. If I could pull it off, I'd probably do the same.

So far we have a few trips planned for the summer. I've got Nova Scotia at some point in July I think, and the Penny Arcade Expo in September. Hopefully (money allowing) more trips will occur, but we'll just have to see. If they do, you can be sure there will be posts about them. Until then, have a great summer everyone!

Work, Work, Work

So I am the worst blogger ever. It's finals season and I have a work load so high I could probably base jump from the top of it. Failing tests tends to make you reorganize your priorities. Anyway, you probably won't get any real updates from us for a little while. At least until May when finals finish and I will be good and bored for a little while. Wish me luck! Oh and 495 days!

Slow Week

So it's been a slow week here in Winston. Most of us are buckling down and working hard to get through projects and tests. Our book readers are making their way through Shantaram. The nerds are playing marathon sessions of Starcraft, in between our work. Meanwhile, yours truly is trying to build up his resume and portfolio and find a job for the summer. Worst comes to worst, I can always just do freelance work all summer. Although that will undoubtedly leave me more poor than I would like. Anyway, I'll continue with our travel histories next week. But for now, I would bet most of us are settling in for a long, 500+ day wait for our adventure. 512 days to be exact!!!

The Bug

So I've just returned from Spring Break back at home, and I did pretty much nothing but think about this trip. I have the travel bug bad. From brainstorming events and locations, to crunching numbers on living expenses and how to limit them. I can't seem to think about anything else. Which is very bad now, because I'm back to grad school and I have a stack of work 6 miles high. 534 days and counting!

First Post

Around September of 2010, myself and three others are embarking on the trip of a lifetime. We hope to add even more to that list. Our itinerary so far includes such amazing locations as Oktoberfest, India, Chinese New Year, Christmas in the Alps, and much much more. Hopefully we'll be able to pull this off, and this blog will become a chronicle of those adventures. Stay tuned.