Travelogues, Technology and Web 2.0+: Lee and Sachi LeFever

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For attribution the link is: Common Craft

Two years ago Lee and Sachi LeFeverof Seattle, USA started a one year 'backpacking' trip around the world; using the Internet and digital technology available to them at the time.

We were so impressed with their effort that we present some of that here. Generally, they posted photographs to Flickr and videos to YouTube. Other methods have been well covered throughout this WebSite.

This might be an example; and provide some guidelines for your own Online Travelogue. We've (re)organized some of the material:

Introduction: About Our Travel Trip (Using Technology) on the Local News, King 5 TV, Seattle
Manage a Travel Blog, How We Do (Did) It: (Manage a Travel Blog)
Travel and Technology (Lee LeFever at Ignite Seattle)

Lee LeFever, About

Those that work hard, also explore other topics and sometimes 'play' just as hard:

Travels with Technology - Common Craft's 'Explanations in Plain English' YouTube "Album"; segregating and organized (alphabetized) for this one year world backpacking trip.

4600 Miles in 2.2 Minutes
Automatic Car Parker, Osaka, Japan
Barcelona's Bizarre Human Statues
Coming to America for the BIG Surprise
Egg Nite Seattle
The Fjordlands of Northern Norway
Ger Camping in Mongolia
Heels Hurt Feet
Hozu Gawa River Trip, Japan
Incredible Lake Baikal, Russian Siberia
Indoor Snowboarding, Shanagai, China
Jet Boat, Shotover, Queenstown, N.Z.
Monsoon, This is (Cambodia)
Nam Song River, Laos (Underwater and Above)
Overland from Finland to Northern Norway
Rednecks on Rooftops: Nascar at California Motor Speedway
Rome By Motorcycle with Robin
Scorpions for Dinner in Beijing
Shanghai Scenes
Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo
Sinkansen - Bullet Train, Japan's
Shinkansen Video
Tattoo Foot Dance
Tokyo Rush Hour
Trans-Siberian Railway: Ekaterinburg
Trans-Siberian Railway Scenes
Travel Strife: One Day from Oslo to Copenhagen
TwinF Travels: China's Three Gorges Dam Project
TwinF Travels: Chongqing, China
TwinF Travels: Difficulties
TwinF Travels: Hanoi, Vietnam
TwinF Travels: Hanoi Vietnam's Old Town
TwinF Travels: Hong Kong
TwinF Travels: Three Gorges, Yangtze River, China
Typhoon Prapiroon
Venice, Italy: Underwater
The Vodka Train, Eating Scorpions and a Surprise
Waves at Kaena Point Oahu, Hawaii


The following and other seemingly unrelated videos were in the same YouTube "Album" set
CFL Lightbulbs in Plain English (REVISED)
Dogsledding in Banff, Alberta, Canada
The Twig Mystery ??
Zombies in Plain English
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Travelogue, AlaskaHank's

Reference (click on): AlaskaHank.com

Hank Brennan (aka Alaska Hank) ... is semi-retired but still paints houses once in a while. In 2008 he and his brother are taking a Vancouver (to) Alaskan Cruise including passage through British Columbia's spectacular northwest coast. This is a long dreamed of holiday.

As his video travelogue is being planned and progresses, I are confident that he will do an exceptional job. You might want to follow along.

He is an experienced videographer and is promising beautiful results after he returns this fall. We expect to learn a great deal from his 'new age' Web 2.0+ type of travelogue.

Interestingly enough, he is funding the entire trip with re-cycling that he has been doing over the past 3 years.

“During the early 70s & 80s I played bass guitar in several country/rock bands. In the past 3 years, I've taken a serious interest in videography and editing which has become my passion. It is only now that I am starting to make a little money at it but the truth is, I'll video tape anything for anyone just because I enjoy it. Every family occasion is a special event and just to see their expressions after they've watched a completely edited DVD, is payment in itself. On a professional level, I enjoy filming Weddings and Special Events".

“My main objective is to film the entire cruise from start to finish and edit a 2 hour movie on DVD. You will see stunning aerial footage of the Glaciers taken from a helicopter and spectacular Whale Watching scenes from the ship. Visiting each Port of Call is part of this exciting journey so strolling through the streets and visiting each shop with camera in hand will feel like a virtual visit when you see this film. I will be using a Sony HDR-FX1 3 CCD Camera and will be filmed in HD (High Definition). A copy of this movie, along with your name in the movie credits,will be sent to each and every contributor as a thank you for helping to make this long time dream come true.”

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