Gear:

• HP Dv5 Laptop – a bit too large for the road, but I figure I’ll run it into the ground and then downgrade to a netbook. It also has the power to handle video editing, which is a nice plus.
• External Hard Drive – for file back-up and storage
• iPod – for those days when I miss the sultry tones of Miley Cyrus. err… I mean Rancid.
• Camera – TBD
• Cannondale T2000, Ortlieb panniers and Tubus racks
• Garmin Edge 705 – to track my speed, mileage and if I’m hopelessly lost, some maps
• iPhone – the indispensible travel tool once you break out of AT&T’s clutches

For more detail on what’s coming with me, check out:

Packing List Part 1

Software:

Read my post on indispensible software for the road – The 12 Pieces of Free Software I Can’t Blog Without

• Openoffice & GoogleDocs
• Evernote
• Firefox
• Smugmug
• Picasa
• Photoshop Elements & Premiere
• Mint
• Skype & Google Voice
• WordPress
• iTunes, Windows Media Player
• Audacity
• Dropbox, Skydrive
• Gmail, Yahoo Messenger
• Google Maps

Recommended Books:

For planning

• The Grown-up’s Guide to Running Away From Home – Rosanne Knorr
• Europe by Bike
• Vagabonding
• Adventure Cycle Touring
• Neither Here Nor There – Bill Bryson

For inspiration

• The Four Hour Work Week – Timothy Ferriss
• Drink, Play, F@*! – Andrew Gottlieb
• Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett
• Me Talk Pretty One Day – David Sedaris
• Metal Cowboy – Joe Kurmaskie
• A Year in the Merde – Stephen Clarke

Just for fun:

• High Fidelity – Nick Hornby
• American Gods, Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
• The Stand – Stephen King

Podcasts

• Frosty, Heidi and Frank
• Stuff You Should Know
• Coffee Break French

Movies: