Month

October 2018


Can anyone identify these funny-looking waterfowl they have in Luzern?

Posted on October 8, 2018

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Boat ride on Lake Luzern. (Kastanienbaum, Lucerne, Switzerland)

Posted on October 7, 2018

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✅ Fondue ?

Posted on October 7, 2018

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Welcome to Luzern! (View If Lake Luzern from our hotel room.) (Hirschmatt – Kleinstadt, Lucerne, Switzerland)

Posted on October 7, 2018

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Lunch stop in Erstfeld. Beautiful scenery, even from the train station. (Erstfeld, Uri, Switzerland)

Posted on October 7, 2018

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So those are the tools I’m using on this trip. I hope you found one on my list that you’ll find useful. And now, if you’ll excuse me, we’re entering the Alps and I have some sightseeing to do! ?

Posted on October 7, 2018

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Finally, for air travel, there are two apps I find useful. First, the Delta app for flight status. Second is the Mobile Passport app which makes it easier and faster for those (like me) without Global Entry to get through immigration at supported U.S. ports of entry.

Posted on October 7, 2018

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Lacking a “DuoLingo for travelers” app, the best I’ve found (but still pretty bad) is an iPhone app called “Trip Phrases” which acts as a phrasebook for travelers and translates to several languages. There’s a big hole in the market for language learning for travelers.

Posted on October 7, 2018

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