travel tech

Travel: getting the most from your best pictures

When I return from a trip and have my hundreds to thousands of pictures, it is always a slog to...

Tips for traveling with little to no 5G/4G service

Google can be very helpful when you travel without cell service (or you have very little data allowance so you...

Travel in a carry-on – packing electronics

To pack in just carry-on is a slowly learned skill. You can only take essentials and have to plan on...

A cheap "laptop" with backup power for traveling (Kindle or iPad)

A cheap "laptop" with backup power for traveling (Kindle or iPad)

Depending on where I travel, I’ll take a Chromebook or my newest “computer” which I will describe below. The thing...

Digitize your life; travel more – dealing with paper

Recently I realized that since my plan when I retire is to travel more, I really should start getting rid...

Don't be afraid to travel where you don't speak the language

Travel where you don’t speak the language If you haven’t recently traveled to a place where you don’t speak the...

Don’t go to China without a VPN (unless you don’t want the outside world to find you; or see the outside world)

In China, you can’t get access to the websites most of us use on a daily basis. Things like Facebook,...

Avoiding SIM card hassle around the world

I just signed up for Google Fi, and am quite happy with the service. It works in more than 200...

Translation fails

Translation fails

When going to a country where you don’t speak the language, I recommend having a translation tool on your phone...