Underhill House
ben | 28 June, 2007 20:51
Check out this cool house! The owners built it themselves and have a how-to site that shows you how to do it yourself, complete with pictures, costs, and plans!
Check out the site here.
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The Ultimate Geek Travel Itinerary
ben | 23 June, 2007 11:02
So this has nothing to do with technology or gadgetry, but most definitely qualifies as geek travel. Some people follow Phish around for the summer, I have a friend who spent a couple of months following Widespread Panic. Others go on road trips, and some people will do every marathon, 5k, or triathlon within hundreds of miles of their homes. So why not tour around the country to hit every Star Trek-esque convention in the country?
There's a list of upcoming conventions (not all of them Star Trek specific) at startrek.com. So grab your Klingon phrasebook, pack your bags, and jump in your alternative-fueled shuttle-craft to hist the conferences this summer. Here's a sampling of events:
Columbus Sci-Fi Expo
July 13-15, 2007
Columbus, OHThe Official Star Trek Convention
August 9-12, 2007
Las Vegas, NVTrekTrak
August 31 - September 3, 2007
Atlanta, GA
There are events listed through the year and into 2008!
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Outside Mag - 5 Great Roadtrips
ben | 22 June, 2007 10:53
As you may know, I'm a big proponent of road trips, and this month Outside Online has a good list of 5 great summer road trips - one for each region of the country. From the article:
The only problem is that the online version doesn't have maps of the routes. I haven't seen the paper version, so I'll have to check that out, but nonetheless, the trips look good and the online version lists stuff to do all along the way.At some point after puberty and before mortgage payments, that summer ritual our parents used to make us do became something we couldn't do without. And the rules have changed. Cars are faster, highways are better, and there's cool stuff—really cool stuff that doesn't involve buffets or Dollywood—just about everywhere. Stop sitting on those vacation days and get out there. Our five two-week loops will get you rolling.
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Short List of Fun Travel Blogs/Sites
ben | 21 June, 2007 10:33
BudgetTravelOnline.com has a list of fun travel sites here about food, gear & gadgets, hotels, and maps. Listed sites include:
Slice, sliceny.com; News, reviews, and musings on pizza, including where to find the best pieces of pie in the Big Apple.
TravelGearBlog, travelgearblog.com; Reviews of clothes, equipment, backpacks, gadgets related to hiking, camping, and other travel activities.
Hotel Chatter, hotelchatter.com; Hotel reviews from all over the world.
If you like pizza and live in or visit NYC, check out that first site! It's constantly updated and is a pizza-lover's best resource...
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