The most exciting walking and cycling tours in Valencia City, Spain

a plaza in the old city center of Valencia, Spain

Valencia is Spain’s third largest city, but its location on the Costa Blanca by the Mediterranean Sea make it the most pleasant year-round destination. The city has good public transportation that can transport visitors from sight to sight, but a popular way to move around is cycling and walking. Here … Read >

Amazon Explore takes you to a city sightseeing tour online

amazon explore, guided online travel service

Amazon has created an exceptional travel product that allows travelers to stay home, and follow a local guide who shows the agreed destination or, for instance, a cake recipe over the internet. The product, Amazon Explore, was made available to a limited number of beta users in September 2020, … Read >

The best beach towns in Southern Portugal, Algarve Province

albufeira, algarve, portugal
Albufeira.

Vacation goers who want to stay near beaches, but in a town that is big enough to provide services, varying nightlife, shopping opportunities, and a wide selection of hotels and holiday apartments choose to stay in tourist destinations. Portugal’s south coast, Algarve, has both busy towns and quiet villages. … Read >

Do travelers really need VPN security for their laptops and mobile devices?

digital nomad working on his laptop in Tavira, POrtugal
A cafe in Tavira, Portugal.

If you travel for work, have adopted the lifestyle of a digital nomad, or simply access any online services that require you to login with personal credentials while on the road, VPN (Virtual Private Network) greatly increases your online security. I’ll show you three … Read >

Ensure safe internet access at Airbnb rentals, and other security tips for travelers

North Portugal, office of a digital nomad on kitchen table

Every remote worker and digital nomad who works and travels knows the satisfied feeling when a reliable and secure internet connection has been successfully setup in a new destination. It is a big relief. Work, getting information about the new environment, connections to friends and family depend on access to … Read >

The shock effect of artificial intelligence technology on publishing industry

Frankfurt book fair, China booth

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a software technology that usually relies on large amounts of data that is fed to smart algorithms for making informed choices. It is not black magic that solves all the problems of the world, but AI has been successfully used for specific applications. Book publishers, newspapers … Read >

Get ideas for your Europe travel plan from World Heritage Sites themes

Unesco world heritage sites, ancient europe

I have been pretty happy each time I have accidentally, or on purpose, visited a Unesco World Heritage Site. The places Unesco has chosen truly are special places worth visiting. The problem for an ordinary tourist is that today, the World Heritage list features 1121 sites of which 213 are … Read >

Artificial intelligence -powered writing and answering machine GPT-2 is good in some cases

openai gpt-2 text generator

Artificial intelligence (AI) software technology is a hot development target that is already being applied to many daily tasks. We have heard about self-driving cars, automatic face recognition, simple online customer service duties, and many other tasks where AI is used today, but for some reason, writing is one of … Read >

Apps for writers and everyone else who wants to customize keys on a Windows PC keyboard

sharpkeys keyboard key mapping tool

If a computer keyboard is your most frequently used tool, you probably have thought about changing the values of some keys, or would like to have a key combination that types a frequently used phrase. Utilities like the simple and easy to use SharpKeys and power tool AutoHotkey can help … Read >