We're running away from home

Has Sophia fully bought into Ben's crazy plan?

Rather than take a contiguous week or two off work for a vacation this summer, I am launching an experiment in extreme telecommuting.

I am taking my work as remote telecommuting employee on the road -- transforming work from home into work from wherever.

Sophia and I are running away from home. We're going on a road trip that will likely last the rest of the summer.

We're starting out with the long Independence Day weekend made a little longer with a couple vacation days. After that, we'll explore the country and I'll work from wherever.

In making the journey more important than the destination, we've set some guidelines:

Our Roadtripping Rules

1. No whining
2. Avoid Interstate highways
3. Avoid chain restaurants
4. Stop, see, and do stuff along the way
5. Work as if I weren't traveling, at least 4 days a week (I'm taking vacation one day a week.)
6. Practice just-in-time planning. 
7. Adapt the journey based on what we learn as we go
8. Enjoy life 
9. Don't run out of money before we get back home :)

We'll be sharing our journey at Roadtripping.OutOfOffice.us.

Also posted at http://www.outofoffice.us/2015/07/running-away-from-home.html .

Park on Fremont

Park on Fremont is a delightful little restaurant in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, that we visited at the recommendation of a local. (When in a new place -- even a touristy place -- ask the locals you meet where they eat.) We found unique tasty food in a relaxed and fun environment.

Please don't cry

Try the garbage fries

Look inside

Hofbräuhaus

Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas replicates the building, food, and atmosphere of the original Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Germany. They offer a fun taste of Bavaria. We enjoyed a hearty meal of Schnitzel and wurst, and huge beers.  A couple table-mates kept offering to buy me more beer, but I had to call it quits after two. (As is more common in Germany than North America, you may find yourself sharing a table with strangers. They don't need to stay strangers.)

Ben enjoys a giant glass of beer

Red Rocks

Welcome