These days, smartphones and travel go hand in hand, just as cameras and travel have for years. Now that smartphones have some pretty decent cameras built in, travelers are ditching their SLRs and Point & Shoots to just carry the phone. While I don’t think that’s a great idea — smartphones still can’t, and probably never will — match the [...]

Collinsville is a sleepy little town in western Connecticut, a former mill-town that now plays host to tourists and leaf-peepers. And of course, photographers.

The Five is a new feature on Part Time Vagabond that showcases an adventure, big or small, in five – and only five – photos with text (or minutes of video, minutes of sound, etc).  Think of it as though you’re presenting your trip to a group of really interested friends; you tell a story with each picture, but you [...]

As someone who uses video cameras for a living, it can be difficult for me to occasionally put the camera down when traveling — to stop and smell the roses, if you will. Seeing the world through that tiny lens separates you from the experiences you’ve traveled to enjoy. When that happens, your memories will only be what you see in [...]