Monika

Like you I get put off by technical issues, some I can manage and others I cannot. However I do like to persist until I really know it won’t work anyway.

@ Terry: Hell yeah. We had a ball but like you suspected the cold was hard to take. I guess we were lucky as indoors was always nice and warm but in the UK we ended up sleeping in a freezing caravan with only a small little electrical oven to take off the chill. LOL, I certainly prefer the Aussie heat any day to that.

@ Katie: Sounds like you are already doing what I intend to do this year, namely to get out more and work my business more mobile. I also got great broadband connection where I live and can now easily visit the beach, a coffee shop or else to do some work. To me this is what freelancing is really all about. Good to see you here.

@ Scott: Hi and yes please do. I always love to hear from other travelers and how they fair with these type of things. Plus it helps others who are yet to hit the road in those regions. I look forward to seeing your feedback.

@ Lis: There you go. I also traveled the Nullarbor in the past and believe you without a doubt. There isn’t much there and how you survived three weeks on that road is a mystery to me. I guess you would have explored the various lovely beaches and caves in the area.

Thanks for the tip on the travel adaptor. I’m also keen to try those new hybrids of solar chargers to allow me to work anywhere without power.

Very interesting blog as I have read others about traveling and writing but never one with the twist that connections are an issue. It’s nice to know as I plan some hefty traveling this year in US. I will let you know how I fair.

I like the USB stick as well and don’t want to resort to any dial ups. IP address hiding is an idea I have not thought of but will look into right away…good post!

Sounds like you had a good time away from home. I bet you got a shock at how cold it is in the UK after all that time in the Aussie sunshine. I’m a great believer in the humble memory stick too – it has got me out of trouble on many occasions!

My boyfriend convinced me to buy what’s called a SanDisk Cruzer too. It allows you to back up your software and your files so that if you find yourself having to use a strange computer, you have your software with you. Perhaps this is the same as the external hard drive that you mentioned???

Wow, this is quite the story and lots of good information here. I know what you mean – silly as it might sound to some people, I don’t know what I’d do without my broadband internet (well, I know what I’d do – I’d read a lot of books I guess!)

Glad to see you here again, you’ve been missed – I’ll send you an email tomorrow, lots of news and ideas to share with you.

-Brett

PS – a virtual flat white for you, just to keep you rolling