Sometimes there are advancements in technology that filter down to the consumer that simply astonish me. Here are a few that make me stand in awe.
Google Translate
We are in Batumi, Georgia and the clothes washer is in Russian. Using the scan option in google translate, I am seeing translations immediately without having to retype.


Wunderground Weather Map

Google Maps work in a bus and a taxi.
Google maps work even if wireless card plan not activated.
I have a SIM card from Italy. Here in Georgia, I would need to exchange for a local one to have Internet connectivity. Howerer, just having any SIM card allows Google Maps locate where I am and the streets around me.

Here are a few scenes from the streets of Batumi




