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Hobo Names on Hobo Traveler.com
Hobo Names on Hobo Traveler.comGet your very own hobo name! Going quick! Going fast! Get them before they are all gone!Andy from Hobo Traveler.com has added a new feature to his colossal site: hobo names for his mob of readers. Andy writes that, "S...
Under the Wing of the Hobo Traveler
Under the Wing of the Hobo TravelerI sat in awe as the un-conjoined links of what was once my disaster-zone knowledge of web-site construction began to solidify together in a solid chain. One piece smoothly lead into another and I am now starting to ...
Vagabond Journey.com Update 2-06-08
Vagabond Journey.com Update 2-06-08“There is ZERO reasons to plan your trip clearly, I mean the trip of making a webpage. I am positive you do not travel on a strict path.”-Andy the Hobo Traveler.comI feel like a nomad drive a large herd through ...
Alphasmart NEO for Traveling Writers
Alphasmart NEO for Traveling WritersFollowing the lead of Loren Everly (loreneverly.org) I picked up an Alphasmart writing device, and it has revolutionized my ability to write while traveling.Alphasmarts are essentially keyboards ...
Thru-Hiker.com Website Review
Thru-Hiker.com Website ReviewI thoroughly recommend the Thru-Hiker.com website. I first came upon this site from the Hobotraveler.com link to Rodney Liwanag’s LAB backpack construction guide. Thru-Hiker.com is a website dedicated to sharing ideas a...
Done Waiting for the Big Day
Done Waiting for the Big DayI realize now that web traffic is earned, not won. I am learning this the hard way. To create a good travel website is one thing, to get people to go to it is quite another. I have read the books on Search Engine optimizat...
The Hobo and the Swiss Army Fairy Video
The Hobo and the Swiss Army FairySwiss Army Knife Revisited. . . and a playful rebuttal to Ubertramp.com 's article Swiss Army Knives: Just Another Travel Rip-OffI love my Swiss Army knife. It is a real one too, and has Victorinox etched into the bla...
Wade from Vagabond Journey.com is a Cheater
Wade from Vagabond Journey.com is a CheaterDear Sirs,I regret to inform you of the fact that Wade from VagabondJourney.com is a cheater. It really pangs my heart to disclose this uncomfortable information in such a callous, impersonal way; but, it is...
Vagabond Journey.com in Internet Explorer
Vagabond Journey.com in Internet ExplorerI just realized that the index page of the Vagabond Journey site sometimes is scrambled a little bit in Internet Explorer. It seems as if some of the photos overlap each other. I have not noticed this problem ...
First 100 Visitor Day
First 100 Visitor DayYesterday, was the first day that I received 100 visitors to my websites. Apart for the Song of the Open Road Travel Blog, which I have been writing off and on since 2004, I’ve only been riding this travel website train for aro...
Vagabond Journey.com Website is Up
Vagabond Journey.com Website is UpWell, until I break it again . . .But I heartily thank my friends (Andy, Ubertramp, Byron, and Stephanie) who provided me with with little snippets of advice and encouragement as I was going through the daunting task...
On Climbing a Cliff
On Climbing a CliffI went for a walk with Mira down to the sea near Milfontes, Portugal. Only my body moved towards the rolling waves, as my mind was still tangled in a web of thoughts about computers, writing, and irate university professors. When I...
The Trauma of Building a Website
The Trauma of Building a WebsiteI am not good with these things called computers. I brag of this fact as if it is a measure of my own humanity. But it is true. Put a computer into my hands and I will make a mess of everything that is on it.So I find ...
Interview with Travel Blogs.com
Interview with Travel Blogs.comI was recently interviewed by Eric at Travel Blogs.com. If you would like to read the interview, it is at: 8 Years on the Road: An Interview with Wade.Walk Slow,WadeEight years of round the world vagabond travel....
