By Land and Sea
From BeauGunderson
[edit] Next leg
- Pack less
[edit] Tools
[edit] Quotes
"Every time I had to cross from one continent to another I contacted Norwegian shipping agents. It was not easy to get a ride every time, but with persistence, I did manage to get free rides. They call it WorkAway and I only actually had to work a few times. One of them was the first time in 1985 when I crossed from Oslo to Buenos Aires, a 28 day journey. In the picture you see me working hard cleaning the valve covers on a huge 10 cylinder engine." - Helge Pedersen
[edit] Insurance
- http://www.worldwideinsure.com/international-travel-health-insurance.htm?partnerID=null&partner=null
- http://www.clements.com/globalcare/index.htm
- https://www.clements.com/professionalsabroad/index.htm
- http://worldnomads.com/pricesandbenefits.aspx
[edit] Must see
- Lohagad the Iron Fort
- World Heritage sites
- Vikingeskib Museet (Viking Ship Museum) in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Flaming Darvaza Crater in the Turkmenistan desert
[edit] Books/reading material
[edit] Mapping resources
- http://www.galleryofmapprojections.com/
- http://worldkit.org/
- http://mapnik.org/
- http://www.mapsack.com/explore/
- Free Flash 3D Globe
- http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/newin6/content/FullyAutomatedGraphLayout/
- http://www.smellybiker.com/maps/
- http://www.codeplex.com/SharpMap
[edit] Community sites
- http://matadortravel.com/
- http://www.stepuptravel.org/
- Other motorcycle travelers
- Even more motorcycle travelers
- http://globosapiens.net/
- Traveller's Point
- Trippert
[edit] Services
[edit] Background Information
- 12/27/1831 - Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, where he will formulate the theory of evolution.
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[edit] Vaccinations/medications needed
Provided by June Betsch at Virginia Mason in Kirkland.
[edit] Vaccinations
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Hepatitis B -
Typhium Vi - Typhoid -
IPV - Polio -
Tdap - Tetanus, Diphtheria & Acellular Pertussis -
MMR -
Menactra - Meningococcal Conjugate -
Yellow fever -
Hepatitis A #1#2 needed ~5/8/2008
Not needed:
- Rabies
- Japanese Encephalitis
[edit] Medications
- Malaria
- Antibiotics
[edit] Insurance
[edit] International banks
[edit] Plannin' stuff
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Choose a name-
Register domain
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- Create the BLaS non-profit
- Finish animation
- Begin planning route
- Use Fuller projection
- Food log?
- Map out what I like now
- Read Wolfe, Bryson, Cahill, Theroux & take notes on writing style
- Hostels.com
- Packing light
[edit] Software to bring along
- Stellarium
- Celestia
- NASA WorldWind
- jEdit
- Firefox 2
Bring a backup USB flash drive with all of the installers available.
[edit] Charity
- Choose a cause (or causes)
- RAINN
- ACLU
- Mountains to Sound Greenway
- AA
- The Environment
- Purchase carbon credits for all miles travelled/be carbon neutral
- American Alzheimer's Association
- American Lung Association
- Folding@Home
[edit] Gear
[edit] Big-ticket items still to purchase
- Digital video camera
[edit] Ideas
- http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/cat_living_on_the_road.php
- http://www.advrider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6
- http://www.travelindependent.info/
- http://www.geekcorps.org/
- http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html Contribute all routes to OSM?
- http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/14/0358242
- Wikipedia list of faux pas
[edit] Transportation
- BMW F 650 GS
[edit] Clothing/Protective Gear
- Roadcrafter one-piece ($747)
[edit] Digital still camera
- Purchased Canon 40D from B&H Photo in Manhattan DPReview
[edit] Digital video camera
- Canon FS11/FS10/FS100 Canon website
[edit] Laptop & software
- Bought Panasonic Toughbook-52 (Core 2 Duo)
- Adobe Premiere CS 3 or Premiere Elements
[edit] Audio
11/12/2007: Bought Sony PCM-D50 Brochure ($499.99 street, 2 condenser mics, records WAV, Memory Stick media) and separate remote control ($49.99 street) from Sweetwater
Need a dynamic microphone as well?
[edit] Travel guitars
- 12/23, bought Martin LXM at Guitar Center in Totem Lake, WA
[edit] Miscellaneous
Purchased:
- Fire starter
- Small signal mirror
- Precision tweezers
- MSR Pack Towel
- SOG Seal Pup Elite
- Waterproof overgloves
- Primus OmniFuel (Frontrunner)
- Silver anti-bacterial tall socks (Profeet?)
- Pacsafe backpack steel mesh cover
Planning on purchasing soon:
- Clamptite (for repairs)
- Adventure Medical Suture/Syringe Kit (or another kit)
Other:
- Coolibar clothing
- Marmot Ion Jacket
- Waterproof paper Another seller
- http://www.shop.edirectory.co.uk/penrith_survival/55/mia/d/twizelpegs/pid/52998
- http://www.humanedgetech.com/shop/home.php
- Alinco DJ-X30
- Bulletproof t-shirts
- Contact 3.0
- Flashlight
- Otterbox waterproof/smashproof containers
- Pelican containers
- Bionic wrench
- Very light cots
- Tiedowns
- Sleeping bag liner
[edit] Flashlights
- Lumaray Flashlight
- SureFire A2 Aviator flashlight
- http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main.pl?pgm=co_disp&func=displ&strfnbr=6&prrfnbr=24451&sesent=0,0&search_id=361739
- http://www.surefire.com/maxexp/main/co_disp/displ/carfnbr/336/prrfnbr/24187
[edit] Liquids
- Sigg
- Nalgene
- Nalgene waterproof pen?
[edit] Chargers/Adapters
- Syncharger
- Turtle charger
- Six-way charger
- Travel adapter
- APC auxiliary laptop battery
- APC universal power adapter
- Foldable solar chargers
- Eneloop Batteries
- Belkin USB Adapter Is there a more complete set?
- Universal Solar Charger
- Panasonic Pocket Power
[edit] GPS
- SIM GPS
- Wintec WBT-201 (datalogger)
- Lots of loggers
- Very small, miniSD + microSD
- http://www.starsnav.com/BTS-110.htm
- http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/delorme-blue-logger.php
- Solar
[edit] APRS
- Get FCC Technician license
- Automatic Position Reporting System
- Microtrak
