This has been a summer of doctor appointments. General practitioners, endocrinologists, allergists, ear nose and throat docs, neurologists, and a ton of misplaced paperwork. How is it that I can hand deliver paperwork to a physician's office and then receive a call weeks later that the paperwork is lost. And also that my GP needs to redo my authorization to see a referral as they misplaced that too? It doesn't inspire confidence. Not at all.

As we move forward into the 21st Century I sincerely hope that we can see improvement in the medical community, it's a pretty big mess from my perspective. Let's hope I get my issues resolved soon!

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Early 2018 my friends Josh & Leigh visited one of my favorite locations in Arizona. The Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. They had the opportunity to visit "The Wave," and camp near The Wave at State Line Campground, right on the AZ / UT border. I can't tell you how surprised I was to get text messages and photos from them. See in years gone by there was no mobile communication from the area.

It left me feeling like that super remote wilderness experience was somehow now diminished. Today I talk about that feeling, and invite you to chime in on whether or not having your cell phone work in a total wilderness harms your experience or improves it.

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Normally I talk about working from my RV. In today's episode we're talking with Kevin, He's a full time RV'er traveling with his wife and two daughters. He's also a "Traveling Nurse," and we talk about how he's doing with the full time life style after nearly a year on the road.

As I always point out, there are many ways to work and travel. And traveling nursing is one way many people are doing it. I've met many traveling nurses since 2006, and it's an avenue for many people who want to Full Time RV and see the country!

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Well, Fridays are supposed to be for random camping stories, RV'ing stories, and other random information. But today I've got to extend my tech talk so I can cover DJI's announcement yesterday. The new Mavic Pro 2 is coming out, and I'm too excited about it to let this one pass.

In addition to talking about DJI's announcement, I have a small announcement here as well. In the next few weeks I'll be publishing my latest class to Udemy. The class will be on Drone Photography and Editing specifically. There are many courses out there on Drone Flight and Video, but there's not a lot out there for those of us still interested in still photography.

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Today we talk about the apps I use the most on my iPhone. What I use and what you use are probably very different. I thought I'd share what I'm using to give you an idea of my priorities. I'd love to hear what you're using on your smart mobile devices. Feel free to leave an audio comment on this post, or drop me a direct e-mail. I mention my email address in the episode.

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More than one year ago I did a short video on working with a new RV Park in Springerville AZ. The park was not completed at the time, nor is it today. 44 sites out of more than 100 sites have full hookups at the moment, and to help fund the continued construction of the park those sites are open. In the video I talked about what was and wasn't available. And in the past month people have discovered the video, and unleashed their really negative comments about it.

What's with all the hate folks? If you'd like to see the video, here's the link. https://bit.ly/2N4pgT2

Sometimes I think it's too easy to say things on social media behind the wall of anonymity.

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If you're looking for a super portable drone platform to use in your travels I can't recommend the DJI Mavic Pro enought. And hopefully soon I'll be recommending the Mavic Pro 2 as well!

Flying the Mavic Pro for the last year I can say I'm extremely satisfied with the drone overall. I only have 2 major gripes. No aperture control, and the fact that my sensor leans to the "cool" side in color temperature. Both things that I can work around at the moment.

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Just because you're a full time RV'er, or you work for yourself, or you run a small remote business with employees scattered across the country, what you do has value. Don't devalue what you bring to the table because of the lifestyle you've chosen.

Today's topic comes up after a conversation with a friend about someone wanting to use one of their photos in a new book. The book's author is contacting people on Instagram and other platforms looking for free images for his new book, which he will be charging money for. The offer is he'll give photographers "Exposure" for their portfolios in his book. Nice right? That's like offering the Home Depot "Exposure" for giving you free wood for your new home build! What you do has value, never forget that!

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It's been just about a year since I received my Part 107 certification from the FAA! And over the course of the past year I've improved my drone flight, video, and photography. Not only is drone flight fun, but it also has the potential to become a viable business for highly mobile people like RV'ers. The drone industry is still in its infancy, and the applications are doing nothing but growing!

This weekend I'll be doing a little flight for fun, and for work. And today's podcast talks about both sides of the coin.

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Privacy in the digital age is a tough one. Traveling with a smart phone turned on? Your wireless carrier knows where you are. Making a purchase online? Someone knows your purchasing preferences. Secretly like watching YouTube videos? Google knows all of your favorites.

True privacy these days means totally unplugging. If you have a networked device using a Virtual Private Network, the people running that know where you are and what you're searching on still. How much information do you want out there? That's up to you, but if you're connected to a network information about you is going to be "out there."

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