Adventure Reading - Field Tested Books

Some deep thinking for this Sunday.

The company behind Field Notes, of which you know I'm a fan, has come up with the idea to test the theory that books and place affect one another.  Meaning where you read a book has just as much of an affect on your feelings about the book and what you feel while reading the content of the book as the book itself does.

I like that idea and it immediately made me realize that I can picture my surroundings the majority of the time while I read each book I have ever read.  Thus, in my mind, proving the theory.  Try it yourself, think of one of your favorite books and not only does the content of the book come to mind, but to me the place appears also.  This is greatly related to this blog because I am a fan of both travel and books among many other things.

Summer Road Trip - Travel Safety Gear

The Summer road trip is probably a tradition in lots of families.  I know it is in mine.
No one likes to think about bad things happening on their vacation, and with every other driver staring at their cell phone instead of the road, you never know what can happen.  Being prepared is the best way to prevent a bad situation from turning into a disaster.

Waypoints - May 23, 2011

 Mississippi River Boats on the flooded river May 9, 2011

• The Red Cross is still helping flood victims in the Mid-South and they can use your help.

• The Wall Street Journal discusses the future of air travel, which includes a new generation of jets designed to ease the stress during flights and RFID (Radio frequency identification) tags on your luggage.

Spring and Summer Travel Gear

My first travel essentials list for the year has got to include the very useful Field Notes Brand notebooks.  They are the go-anywhere, pocket-sized, American-made, no-electricity-needed, way to jot down your important thoughts on all your travels this year that I reviewed in a previous post.  And if you watch their site, their new quarterly color version - Field Notes Spring 2011 edition - may be coming out soon!   But, make sure I get one first or we really might have a problem!

Pictured is the standard version as well as the recent Winter 2010 Color edition.

I have a goal of reading a classic book this year.  I think that is one of those things one should do every year.  Like watching the sun come up at least once a year when you don't have to be up already for work.  I had a couple very good experiences doing this last week before the time changed.