The most unplanned vacation, EVAH!

So tomorrow I start a 4 state vacation tour (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York), and I did virtually nothing to plan for it except sketch a rough itinerary of where I might go. I don’t even know where I’ll be lodging either. :wideeyed:

And hey, guess what the forecast will be the whole time I’m up there too? Why rain, rain, and oops, lookie here, even more rain! :wall:

Sigh.

I feel pretty good about it though, until about sometime yesterday when it suddenly hit me and I panicked for a minute: “ZOMG im drvng 100s of milez n i dunno were im goin or were im stayin i dnt pln anthen at all omg omg omg im gonna die di die aahhh aiiieeee!!!111111!!”

But I’m feeling much better now.

It’s been three years since I’ve gone anywhere, but what makes this trip truly interesting is that it will be an opportunity to finally put my iPod Touch to the test. I have all sorts of travel apps on it to help me find hotels, points of interests, and even people within my Facebook/Twitter network who might be nearby. Since my iPod is tethered to my Verizon phone, it also puts Verizon’s network to the test as well. Will I be able to stay jacked into the Internet wherever I go, and blog/tweet about my experiences as they happen? That’s what I’m hoping for. It will be the first time that I will utterly rely on my iPod as my beacon and guide rather than paper maps and AAA tourbooks. (Although I do have an AAA app on my iPod too.) :ggrin:

One of the things I’ve wanted to do with this blog was to write about my experiences as I go out there and spontaneously experience life beyond the prison that is my home town. But I also wanted to be able to easily share it all with the two or three faithful people who read my blog as well, and now with these newfound digital tools at my disposal, it makes it all possible.

It’s funny, the last few times I went on vacation, the only way I could even check my email was to stop at the local library or internet cafe and use a guest account. I didn’t even have a cam phone, so if I saw something interesting, there was no way for me to instantaneously take a shot and upload it for others to enjoy. Even when I had a laptop, half the time the motel didn’t have free wifi, so there wasn’t much I could do with it either. But now with Verizon, I have access to the Internet virtually anywhere in the United States. It’s opened up a whole new world to me, and I can’t wait to explore it.

So tomorrow, it begins. I’ll be getting up at 4AM and from there will begin my trek north. If you want to keep track of what I’ve been doing and see the latest pics/video, just read my side posts (up in the top right corner), or follow me on Facebook/Twitter if you haven’t already. That should serve as my filler content until I have a chance to blog again. Hope you enjoy my writings as much as I hope to enjoy this trip. Assuming I survive that is. :blink:

Why yes, Gecko is in fact coming along for the ride.

Tags: Connecticut, experiences, internet, ipod touch, itinerary, laptop, Massachusetts, new york, phone, travel, trek, vacation, verizon, Vermont, writing
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8 Responses to “The most unplanned vacation, EVAH!”

Diana wrote a comment on October 12, 2009 @ 08:50:pm
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Linc,
Have a safe and relaxing trip.

Miss talking to you.

Judy wrote a comment on October 12, 2009 @ 09:28:pm
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Hey you! If you are in our neck of the woods look us up :call:

I find that http://www.noaa.gov is the most reliable weather source for this area … yes indeed because of the doppler radar. Yup, our tax $$$ at work for us for a change. It does sound like tomorrow is rainy & then nice but CHILLY till Friday night. Only reason I am up on this is because Billy is off for the next four days.

Have safe trip …word of advice … NH & MA are in need of revenue so cops are out writing tons of tickets in the smaller towns to boost revenues. Mind the speed limits in the rural areas. My favorite Guvanha “The Devil” Patrick did put the ticket quota back in place for the MA Troopers, as well. Nice guy and folks wonder why we don’t want to move back there …

Anyhooo … look forward to reading about your adventures! I’m sure it will make us all laugh,think and wonder why they let you have a pass out of the asylum by yourself.

Lincoln Adams wrote a comment on October 12, 2009 @ 10:39:pm
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@Diana: Thank you, miss you as well.

@Judy: Yeah my weather app on my iPod pulls data from Doppler, so I’m good there. You think I’ll be safe enough driving 65-70 through Massachusetts, or am I still gonna run into trouble?

:chase:

Seadragon13 wrote a comment on October 13, 2009 @ 01:36:pm
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how do you get the smiley beating its head agaist the wall?

Lincoln Adams wrote a comment on October 13, 2009 @ 06:54:pm
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You type : wall : with no spaces between the commas. You can click on the smileys link above the comment form for more smileys too. Just click on the smiley you want to show and the code will show up in the form automagically.