Probably the best thing about the smart phone that I was coerced into acquiring is the interactive map.
When in Italy, I found this map useful in finding locations.
With a touch of the screen, my position was immediately located. Railway stations are highlighted in blue, and I found it easy enough to calculate both distance and estimated walking time.
Using this technique, I navigated my way through the touristy bits of Firenze (Florence) and found the station at Firenze-Statuto, which was a busy place to watch and photograph trains. I’ll call that a successful use of the new technology.
Tracking the Light is post automatically while Brian is traveling.
A useful lesson for all us elderly Luddites.
Brian, You might find the phone’s Maps feature useful for quickly snapping geocoordinates (longitude/latitude numbers) for pin-pointing locations for future reference. The Maps feature is good for use in a moving train, too.