International Tech Trivia… or Stuff that works on the road
” Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. “ Arthur C. Clarke This would be a good time for Tech Tips. What we are using and are really happy about: Keep your smart phones. We have T-Mobile and we get free text messages and data internationally from them, which is handy (WARNING—Your phone must […]
Was That a Meteora I Just Saw in the Sky?
“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead.” ― Hans Christian Andersen Go-Date: Day 13. Feb 4 Lesson Learned: Winter in Greece is about like winter in Charleston, SC. At least in Athens and south (except in the mountains). There is snow in the mountains, but a blizzard to them is like a foot plus […]
The Urkle of Delphi – Road Trip of a Lifetime
Nicole: “You know how everyone’s always saying seize the moment? I don’t know, I’m kind of thinking it’s the other way around. You know, like the moment seizes us.” -Boyhood (2014) Go-Date: Day 9. February 1 Lesson Learned: What tour book said “Never drive in Greece”? Bullshit. We rented a car out by the airport and […]
Last Days in Athens
Go-Date, Day 10 “Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” – Pigkiller: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Lesson Learned: Everest shops are everywhere. They would be the equivalent of Duncan Donuts, but with better food, better coffee, and great prices. Look them up for a cheap breakfast and lunch. Regrets: None really. Its been […]
Athens – Meet Me At The Forum
“A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.” -Aristotle Go-Date – Day 5 Lesson Learned: In Athens, graffiti and tagging is a common youth pastime. They seem to deface every building not watched 24 hours a day, no matter what except 1) antiquities 2) marble surfaces (most of the time) 3) […]
Voyage of the Damned
[George hears a train whistle] “There she blows. You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, plane motors and train whistles. I know what I’m gonna do tomorrow, and the next day, and the next year, and the year after that. : I’m shakin’ the dust of this crummy […]
Last Day
“There’s a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.” -Tennessee Williams OK, so today is the last day here before we set out. We’ve checked off everything on our leave list, nothing left to do but leave. Now we are excited, anxious, nervous, worried, and doubting if we’ve done everything we […]
Preparations
“If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.” — Mel Brooks Go-Day minus 16 Over Thanksgiving it seemed like our departure date was so far away. Months and months. But now that Ellen and I have both retired the days seem to be rushing by and there is still so much more […]