There are a variety of travel loops to consider in Iceland including the golden circle (1-3 days), ring road (7+ days), western fjords, north, east, and south. Getting to Iceland Often Iceland air is the cheapest. This is especially true if you wish to include Iceland on a trip to Europe from the US. Activities […]
A mostly circular trip through the Catalonia region of Spain (NE Spain). The coastal area was avoided as it was winter and we aren’t beach people. There are 4 regions of Catalonia, Barcelona, Lleida, Girona, and Tarragona. There are cities with the same name as the region but you could be hours away from the […]
Accommodations We traveled in August during the New Zealand winter. There weren’t many tourists so it was easy to find nice places to stay using AirBnB. Our route was Christchurch, Oamaru, Dunedin, Te Anau, Queenstown, Hokitika, Kaikōura, then return to Christchurch. Transportation We rented a car from the airport at Christchurch. Driving was easy. As […]
LastPass recently announced that customer password vaults were stolen over the summer. As long as your master password was long and complex, it is unlikely any of your stored passwords could be cracked. Based on a well-regarded security researcher Steve Gibson, I switched to BitWarden as a replacement. I elected the $10 a year account […]
Accommodations We prefer to stay around Les Halle or the Marais in the heart of Paris. AirBnB and Booking.com both have a lot of choice depending on your taste. We tend to like an apartment to add to the charm of Paris. Ideally, be closer to the river. Many major sites, restaurants, and shopping are […]
Accommodations There are many great neighborhoods in London. Our favorite area to stay is around Notting Hill and Kensington Gardens. Notting Hill Gate tube station is close as is the north-west corner of Hyde Park. Portobello Road is near and the area is tree-lined and classical London 4-story buildings with some good apartment options. Both […]
This is the 5-6 day itinerary that we created for Jordan in 2022. Our must do activities were to see Petra and Wadi Rum. Getting to Jordan There were no direct flights from New York to Jordan and all routes were costly and long. We opted to book the cheapest round trip to London (~$500) […]
This workflow works for a large number of short clips. Shoot clips to be 3-15 seconds long. Clips can be longer if they are a narration. Create a folder on the computer like 202203 Event Name Copy the video clips from the camera to the computer using a tool like Image Capture on a Mac. […]
People should not only backup their computers and phones but have at least one backup outside of their house to prevent loss from fire or theft. The best service was Crashplan but they stopped their consumer service in 2017. Most of the technology press recommend iDrive but after a year of using iDrive, the service […]
