Why Being a Digital Nomad Boosted My Career
By: Smith Schwartz |
We’ve been digital nomads for the past two years. I’ve written about this lots and given a few talks extolling the virtues of living this way and how it’s been a boost to both of us personally as well as professionally. So, when several friends emailed me Alex Pszczolkowski’s post on HN on why being a digital nomad isn’t working...
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Thoughts on Prototypes
By: Smith Schwartz |
Last weekend I was invited to speak about my experiences traveling and designing at Prototype Camp here in Chicago. It was great to rally around the idea that our pursuits are invariably works in progress, and the faster you can get real-world feedback, the better your work ultimately will be. This is a big, important concept that applies to the...
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So We Are Going to San Francisco
By: Smith Schwartz |
Throughout our travels, Chicago has served as a home base of sorts. We usually wind up here once every 2 months or so to touch base with friends and coworkers and to generally feel a sense of normalcy and familiarity. However, we’ve recently come across an interesting situation that is changing the course of our nomadic life. We met a...
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Trip Planner: Kauai
By: Smith Schwartz |
Recently, we found out some good friends of ours are headed to Kauai for their honeymoon. We put together this list of resources and thought it might be a fun thing to share them here. Enjoy! Before you go * Guidebook/app: Kauai Revealed. We had both the book and the app- highly recommend. Found some great hidden beaches and trails because...
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Wiki Wiki to Wisconsin
By: Smith Schwartz |
Seriously with that guy? Amazing. So, we are back in the good ol’ Midwest for a short stint. We came back to Chicago about 2 weeks ago, but have really spent most of our time here in Wisconsin. Since we’re not quite ready to admit we’ve actually left Hawaii, it’s been nice to get out of the city a bit....
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How to Choose the Best Hotel, Schwartzography Style
By: Smith Schwartz |
For as much as we’re on the road, we really don’t stay in hotels all too often. We usually try to make our trip as much like ‘home’ as we possibly can. But since we took a little time off while we were in Hawaii, we did a few shorter stints at hotels around the islands. Hotels aren’t always worth...
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Remembering the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor
By: Smith Schwartz |
It was a cloudy, rainy day when we headed out to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. Despite the typically sunny Hawaiian climate, this day’s weather seemed to lend itself to the somber nature of this visit. The memorial is beautifully and respectfully designed above the wreckage of the ship by Honolulu resident and architect Alfred Preis. Previous to designing the structure,...
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Honolulu: A Very Brady Brutalism
By: Smith Schwartz |
Honolulu is a crazy city on a tiny island with that same weird pluralist feeling that many port cities have. It’s a little bit Marseilles, a little bit Tokyo and a little bit LA. It’s big, bustling but not quite settled into a singular identity. The one thing that is repetitious about this town are the crayon-colored “Corbusiers” all over...
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On the Edge of the Kalalau Trail
By: Smith Schwartz |
OMG- we can’t stop hiking! I have to say, this is a pretty fantastic addition to our travel repitoire. We’ve never really done lots of hiking before, mostly because I refused to buy the proper footwear. This time, we made sure to stock up on ultra-dorky hiking sandals before heading out to Hawaii. And seriously, it was the best decision....
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Hangin' Loose in Hanalei Bay
By: Smith Schwartz |
After spending some time on the south and west sides of Kauai, we headed up north to Hanalei Bay. This is an idyllic setting, a peaceful beachfront surrounded by lush flora and cliffs and shorelines for days. It’s a quaint little town that’s only somewhat overrun by tourists and only accessible by a one-lane bridge. Even though the main business...
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