This is guest post by Michigan resident Kathleen Howell.

As we get ready for the upcoming summer travel season, whether it’s for business or pleasure, staying connected can be a necessity or an option. Some will choose to stay “plugged in” via social media channels to share their experience and whereabouts, while others need to remain accessible as part of the job.

On the mid-April evening that I’m writing this, the motorcycles rumble past and thoughts of our summer and fall road trip itinerary flood my mind with excitement. As an avid motorcyclist, photographer and blogger, I look forward to the season of exploring new places in Michigan and surrounding states and sharing them on my blog.

This year, I’ll be doing more posting from our stops and destinations, rather than compiling it all from a tattered journal upon returning home, with the help of my Motorola Xoom and the WordPress for Android app. I purchased my Xoom last fall, and I rarely go anywhere without it. Aside from checking email and using social media apps such as Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare, the Fish Bowl Photo Gallery does a phenomenal job of displaying my photography on the go. (more…)