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OutsideMagazine has picked the Magellan CrossoverGPS as its 2007 gear of the year pick in the GPS category. This unit escaped my attention when I wrote recently about multi-function navigation systems, but it looks like a really nice unit. Like the Garmin GPSMAP 276C, the CrossoverGPS has modes for marine navigation, driving and outdoors.
The Magellan unit adds [...]

June is almost here and my fun projects have been stacking up as I’ve been busy at the office or doing yard work. Brenda and I are heading to Montreal in 2 weeks for the Grand Prix so I am finally taking some time to work on the Cabin A LLC travel trailer. (The yard [...]

I am sitting at home watching the Grand Prix of Monaco on TV and I can’t help feeling that everything looks very familiar. Even though I was there nearly two years ago and the place looks very different having been transformed for the race by the grandstands, billboards and all the rest of the race [...]

I just received an email from my Mom saying that she had reached Valencia, Spain safely. While she is there for a conference, her visit just happens to coincide with the 32nd running of the America’s Cup, the oldest prize in sports history and the pinnacle of sailboat match racing. It all started back in [...]

Morocco is perhaps the most accessible country in the Middle East where travelers can fulfill their Lawrence of Arabia fantasies. European overlanders have for years been using the country as a jumping off point for both brief and extended trips into Africa. We had the opportunity to witness this for ourselves in 2005 as many campsites [...]

People we know ask us why we want to go to Japan so badly. Aside from the obvious, “because I’ve never been,” Japan has always been a Mecca for technology buffs. While it can be debated whether Japan is actually more technologically advanced than the rest of the world—in some ways Japan lags behind, such [...]

As a gear head and somewhat of a geek, the idea of a fully integrated and “open” navigation/communications/vehicle management system has always been very appealing to me. I should explain what I mean by “open” and “integrated”. GPS receivers have become commonplace not only in adventure sports but even in family minivans; however, these systems [...]

This is just too funny. I discovered today that there is a wikipedia entry for the Chupacabra. This mythical creature, now so ingrained in American pop-culture that it scored an appearance in the Cartoon Network’s animated series “The Venture Brothers”, is primarily associated with Mexico in the US but actually started in Puerto Rico back in the late 80’s.
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There hasn’t been much to write about this week. Most of my time has been spent in yard work so I haven’t even had time to finish some posts about short trips we took recently. I have also spent considerable time fiddling around with my computers at home. I don’t consider myself a computer geek even though I am [...]

This is my first attempt at posting video on the web so, if anybody is reading this blog, please let me know of any technical issues. I shot this last April in Puerto Rico:

Even though all of our beaches could be considered idyllic by mainland standards, most locals favor the beaches that lie on [...]