• Motorola Droid Ultra and Virginia Wine Preface this post by saying I need a Personal Assistant—I really need one as my life is now far too complicated for me to get it all right.  So when Verizon sent me the new Motorola Droid Ultra with “Google Now” or the voice activated personal assistant I was thrilled. I packed it up for […]
  • Dear Luxury Hotels, You Are Almost Perfect, Except… I have stayed in thousands of luxury hotels ( From 5 to 7 star) over my years in travel and they are usually wonderful — but most with some small exceptions. While the following pet peeves may seem petty (isn’t that the definition of a pet peeve?), I find them irritants in an otherwise lovely […]
  • Who Takes a Separate Camera for Travel Now? Who Takes a Separate Camera for Travel Now?  I loved the pictures from my iPhone5 and the ease of posting them everywhere, right from my phone seemed to tip the scales against buying a new camera to carry when traveling. But after reading Ann Tran’s post on the Galaxy Samsung Camera, I was forced to reconsider.  […]