Not perfectly informed

I like being informed but not perfectly informed. These days it’s very easy to get nearly perfect information. Google Maps is comprehensive and up-to-the-minute. TripAdvisor covers the planet, as does AirBnb and Uber. If you’re just about anywhere you can buy a local SIM card, turn on cellular roaming, and never get lost or have a bad meal. It’s… Continue reading Not perfectly informed

Turn Left Three Times

One of my personal maxims is Turn Left Three Times. Tom Stoppard wrote eloquently about this in his play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: “A man breaking his journey between one place and another at a third place of no name, character, population or significance, sees a unicorn cross his path and disappear. That in itself is… Continue reading Turn Left Three Times