“Mr. Watson – come here!” Alexander Graham Bell calling through an experimental telephone for the attention of his laboratory aide in the next room. “You know my methods, (Doctor) Watson.” Sherlock Homes to his solicitous, always-near companion. . I was one of millions of Jeopardy viewers who recently watched IBM’s supercomputer triumph over two very - Read More -

The powerful earthquake and tsunami that late last week hit Japan already has resulted in thousands of deaths. Now the country is dealing with the possible rupture of nuclear reactors that threaten additional lives. Some of Japan’s sons and daughters happened to choose this time to travel outside of their home country. We know, because - Read More -

Yesterday evening, I headed downtown to hear The Lost Girls and World Hum. It may sound like a night of clubbing. But the venue was the HI-Washington hostel, and the sound was hardly metallic. The Adventure Travel Expo is in town this weekend, so it seems natural that some visiting travel bloggers, photographers and videographers - Read More -

During one of my recent stays at the HI-Santa Monica hostel, I was reminded again of Rolf Potts‘ trip around the world, with no luggage. Mr. Potts is one of his generation’s gifted travel writers (author of Vagabonding and Marco Polo Didn’t Go There). For his six week trip, he relied solely on a vest - Read More -