BlackBerry Curve 8900 Phone, Black (AT&T)
This post might surprise you coming from a guy who purposefully traveled the world sans cell phone, however I’m starting to experience a change of heart.
My curiosity was irrevocably piqued when I met Jim on the Nile River cruise last year.  Whether it was tracking us on Google Maps as [...]

Flashlights have gone the way of the Dodo bird when it comes to backpackers’ lighting gear of choice.
In May 2006, I came to this realization when I tried to use my trusted Mini Maglite on a pre-dawn hike to the top of Temple IV in Tikal, Guatemala to watch the sun rise over the awakening [...]

I received Hammacher Schlemmer’s 150-Country Auto-Detecting Travel Adapter and Converter ($50 shipped) in the mail a few days ago. I bought it because it included a USB port, and I had hoped to be able to charge my camera and mp3 player with it.
At first, I was amused by the puzzle like nature of [...]

In addition to getting my car fixed and looking up Visa info this past weekend, I also started to go OCD on ripping all of my CD’s to mp3’s. Talk about a thankless task! No wonder I had put it off for years. Actually, the most recent version of Windows Media Player [...]

On March 11, 2007, I asked the gadget gurus of the BootsnAll message boards for some feedback on how much “cool” gear is too much for long term travel.

One of the suggestions I got back was the $20 Empress MP3 player. Basically, you store your MP3’s on an SD flash memory card, and the player [...]

Question: What does a guy do when he’s planning a backpacking trip around the world, and he finds himself ahead of schedule in savings with 6 months to go?
Answer: He buys a Casio Pathfinder watch for $199 from Amazon.com. Why would he need such a watch? Just consider the following scenario, [...]