Give your old travel photos a new digital life
Two good friends have privately commented on the quality of my travel photos on the site. And they are right. Some of the quality is, let’s say, not great. But I wanted to use them. Why is that? Well, you may have realized that digital cameras and cellphone...
When the modern age is not, how to “quickly” renew a passport
Is it really? Certainly, some things have become very advanced. Others are most definitely not. I just renewed my passport. A process made much more difficult by not being in the US or with a 10-45 day stay in the capital of a country with a US Embassy or a city with...
Your data is at risk when you travel
A dreadful day 25Aug2017 was a day everyone dreads. I was happily typing on my laptop when a background app locked up. I tried to kill the offending app but Task Manager wouldn’t open. Then the whole screen went black and the laptop crashed. As frustrating as a...
Postcards aren’t obsolete in the digital age
I send postcards. I send a lot of postcards. Why because my friends and family live vicariously through my travels and adventures. And everyone likes real mail. It started on that Soviet Union trip in ’88 and continues. Over the years my grandmother has gotten...

