(See other articles in this series in the Travel section. This one ballooned, so I've split it into two parts.) Electronics Computer and phone Electronics make the quickest and most regular movements toward miniaturization and multiple uses. I started my travels with an iPad and a MacBook, and lugged the two a quarter of the…
(See other articles in this series in the Travel section. This one ballooned, so I've split it into two parts.) Some of what I've learned about travel has come from going and doing, making mistakes and discoveries. Some has come from travel authors and people I've met on the way. But almost everything I bring…
While reading about Machu Picchu, I learned of an American movie that was shot there in 1954. It looked to me like any other of the flood of exotic adventure pictures that poured out of the 50s. This one's stayed just above the brim of obscurity because it became the template for Raiders of the…
(See other articles in this series in the Travel section.) I've been on the road again, and the next couple of posts in this series will be longer and more complicated. They're partly done, and I've also been writing down some of my impressions of walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. I'll be more…
(See other articles in this series in the Travel section.) I always thought cruises weren't for me. They looked like artificial experiences, Las Vegas on the seas. Then I reached the end of my rope while caring for my father. Going somewhere warm with all my needs met and nothing to do grew in my…
