Club Membership

Just bought a new t-shirt. Consider it a badge of honor. You see, I am a Laviator. A what you say? A Laviator. Check it out. You either get it or you don't. And if you don't, I'd say that's your loss. C'mon, you know you want to be a member.....

At What Point is Big Too Big?

When it leads to this.

How to Handle Digital Photography on the Road

Lately, I find myself shooting more and more photographs on each trip I take. While this may be a good thing as far as providing me a way to remember the trip, it can be daunting to try and protect and organize my images. During the trip, I am often confronted with the issue of what to do with all my digital images. The folks over at Gadling have a great post today about that, so go check it out.

Great Advice!

I just read this bit of advice over at The Flying Pinto:

"Be prepared for the worst, and hopefully you'll get the best. Write your name, email, home country & destination on a sheet of paper. Photograph it with your digicam & copy it to every memory card you're taking. That way, if your camera or cards are lost or stolen, hopefully at least some of your travel memories will find their way back to you. Offering a reward probably helps."

Duh. Makes me wish I'd thought of it!

More iPhone Travel Apps

The folks over at SeatGuru have put together another list of great iPhone travel apps, some of which I wasn't yet aware. Go check 'em out!

Countdown to Diving!

This morning I awoke to the realization that today I must pack my dive gear. There are many times, as I am performing this chore, that I wish I had a less gear-intensive hobby, and I didn't have to go through this process. Today was not one of them. After over 20 years of diving, I can now pack everything in just about 30 minutes. It's easy - I now visualize myself prepping for a dive, and as I see myself reaching for a piece of gear in my head, I retrieve that gear and put it in a pile. Once I am through that exercise, I begin to pack. What helps is that on this trip, we will be on a live-aboard. What this means is no lugging the wet gear back onto the docks to rinse and hang each night, no dripping stuff in the hotel room, no mesh bags need to carry it all. Once we set foot on the boat, we set up once, and that's it. Eat, sleep, and dive for seven days. Heaven.

BELIZE on MSNBC: Discovering the Blue Hole, Belize Barrier Reef

Heading here next week; can't wait! The packing list writing has already begun, and I hope to trim it down from last fall's trip to Palau and Yap.