Can you sync the iMac to the MacBook?

I am new to Apple and love them!
Is there any way to sync the i Mac to the Mac Book so that all the files are the same on both machines after traveling etc.?

Yes.
1. Get an external hard drive large enough for the larger hard drive in the iMac or the Macbook. Start be being sure you have identical OS X versions on both computers (be sure it's not just the version, but the build. The newest models may have a different build.) Then clone one of the computers to the external drive. Move the external drive to the other computer and boot from the external drive. Clone the external drive to the other computer. Periodically you can update the clone on the external drive, then re-clone to the other computer.
2. If all you need is to maintain your documents then get a USB flash drive (available up to 32 GBs) and simply copy changed documents to the flash drive in order to transfer them to the other computer.
3. Connect the two computers via your home network. Enable File Sharing (Sharing preferences) so you can copy documents back and forth between the two computers over the network.

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Well sorry to be blunt again, no you can't.
There are no self-made solutions.
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disconnekt,
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