I can second or third the advice on a MacBook. They do work well.

As for the library and internet access....

I have yet to find a small town w/o internet access at the library.
(nice to know in a pinch). Though one might be limited to 1/2 hour
sessions, it really helps. Especially in my case as I don't carry my
MacBook with me or some other PDA type.

And as an aside, even though I'm obviously never a member, and a
Canuck to boot, (aboot? --- ;^), in the U.S. and Canada I have always
been allowed access to any library's internet access.

Cheers,

Neil.

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
> Links for inspiration:
>
> http://www.roadhaus.com/info.html
>
> http://www.type2.com/~keen/charlie/charlie.html
>
> http://www.vwvagabonds.com/
>
> Right off the top of my head.
>
> Laptop: Agreed. Get a Mac.  We use an older G4 i(ce)Book.  Cost us
> about $350. Lind car charger was another $40. GPS?  Yeah, got one.  A
> map is usually better. I use the GPS to get me the "last mile."
> maps.google.com is your friend. Most libraries have broadband these
> days. Cell phone. Credit card or two.  Triple A I suppose, though I
> either fix it or come back for it.  AIRS and the Vanagon Rescue Squad
> listings for where you're planning to be. Regular updates to all the
> Type2 lists for driveways and the like. Tell folks where you are and
> you'll never lack for company. Leaving in October? Treat Lola to a
> set of Nokian Hakkalepiittas.  Be the best $600 you'll ever spend on
> her.
>
> Jim & Lisa
>
>
> On Aug 12, 2008, at 7:53 PM, Ellen wrote:
>
>> The short story is this: I'm planning on quitting my job the first
>> part of October, and embarking on a cross-country trip to see all
>> my relatives.  This trip will take me from Oregon to Minnesota,
>> Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, California, then back home to
>> Oregon.  About 6000 miles in all.  I don't have any particular time
>> schedule.  I have a pension, and will look for more satisfying work
>> when I get back home.  Lola (with just under 53,000 original miles)
>> will make the trip.  I have AAA plus and sufficient funds should
>> anything go wrong on the road.  I guess my question is logistics.
>> I don't have a laptop currently, but I see the need for one.  A
>> wireless internet service?  GPS?  What else do I need to know?
>> This is all new ground for me.  Anyone who has done this, please
>> let me know what worked, what didn't work, what you wish you had
>> known.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Ellen & Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI       Don't wait for a light to
>> appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down there.....and light
>> the bloody thing yourself.' ~Dara Henderson
>>
>

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