This post might be interesting, or it might be a disaster. Either way, it’s only a test.
For two middle-aged women hoping to minimize the weight of our bags while still packing extra shoes…we’re bringing a lot of technology on this trip. And we’re depending on it to do a lot of things, like write and post daily updates to this blog.
I’ve never done that using just a phone. So this post is a trial run.
Here are just a few of the things I expect we’ll be doing with these little computers we carry in our pockets:
- Recording and editing video
- Taking a lot of photos
- Running a bike GPS app
- Texting, calling and emailing people we are scheduled to meet
- Googling a million questions we cannot predict until we have them
- Managing bookings and boarding passes and confirmations and e-tickets
- Staying in touch with family
- …and writing this blog.
We plan to bring 2 phones and an iPad, along with handlebar mounts, a tabletop tripod, chargers and batteries, possibly a little microphone, international electricity converters, Apple Watch and I hope that’s it. Oh, and an international cell phone plan for the duration.
What are we missing, techy friends? Remember, we need to save space for the shoes.
By the way, this post took about 10 minutes to write on an iPhone 11 using the Jetpack app for WordPress and Canva.
We’ve got this.
Past Posts:
Back to Class
Lauren is back in the classroom – sharing Denmark’s rescue story with her students.
The Mystic Seaport – Preserving the Gerda III while Showcasing Her Amazing Story
Lauren here. This is my first post. Melanie was in charge of the blog while we were traveling together, and I am so thankful to her for all the work she put into it. This blog is such a great resource and holds all the information we gathered on our trip. Today I attended a…
Random Reflections
Some thoughts from the long trip home.
On Course
All roads led here, and it’s where we hoped to go.
“Second to None”
A story very few people knew until recently.
Right Place, Right Time
Being in the right place at the right time led to a perfect, personal story.
It’s Different Here (in Aarhus)
Aarhus through a historian’s eyes
We Made it Through the Rain
We pedal faster when we’re cold and wet!
Miles and The Extra Mile
Today we started our 2-day ride from Gilleleje to Aarhus. But first we took one more spin around Gilleleje. We set out to find the rest of the city’s plaques, but we found much more. Yesterday we visited the church’s sanctuary, but the attic where Jews were hidden and captured is only open on Thursdays,…
It’s Complicated
Collecting stories, memories, objects…and many many layers.
Reaching the Heart
For the last fifty miles, people have told us to go to Gilleje for the story…and now we’re here!
Talking to Strangers
Talk to strangers. The stranger, the better!
Make it Personal
Because stories are what make us care.
Context
Today was our first real day of study-tourism, and we started with some background. Jewish context We began the day at the Danish Jewish Museum. I’ve been admiring Danish architecture since we got here, and this one is no accident. It’s a mitzvah. The Hebrew word mitzvah means good deed, large or small. The museum,…
First Impressions
They say you only have one chance to make a first impression, and Copenhagen does not disappoint. It’s beautiful here! Even the SAS plane was gorgeous, flight attendants in crisp uniforms with pillbox hats throughout an 8 hour red eye. Everything is clean, and it works, and what a difference from the chaos and construction…
Worrying, Waiting and Wondering
Things were going too smoothly…
Packed
Or, how to bike for two weeks with three pairs of socks.
Better Together
The part of this trip I’m looking forward to the most is traveling with an old friend.
The Big Question
The millions of questions swirling in our brains all support one big question.
Training Wheels
I must really want to go to Denmark, because I don’t sweat on purpose, and I have a very low tolerance for pain.
We Have a Map!
Planning this trip has been surprisingly easy, geographically speaking.
The Backstory
Pedal to the Past? What is that, anyway? Who’s doing all this pedaling and where are they going?
Pedal to the Past 
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