Tech can make travel easier, but also adds to the complexity of it all. We recently returned from a trip to Germany, so I thought I'd share how we handled all the tech for it. Like adding Euros at a great exchange rate from my cell phone while in line at a gas station in time to pay for gas and snacks. That's what tech is good for!

Apparently trying to pair people up is a more common problem than I imagined. From teachers trying to pair up students over the course of a semester to weekly work huddles, doing this without repeating pairs gets very difficult after a while! Seeing my wife struggle with this for over an hour motivated me to come up with a solution: Introducing Buddy-Up!

After using Gaia GPS for years, I have switched over to CalTopo and don't regret it. Maybe my reasons will be helpful to you also.