Photo Credit: Jason G. Lewis

I didn’t make Grand Central Terminal’s grand birthday party Saturday, but I did pay homage last week, as one of the 750 thousand who visit daily.

And I did take some pictures, one of which I projected to a crowd at the New York Times Travel Show where I moderated a panel on digital photography.

And I did get into trouble.

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Books are too fat to fly.

Why a smartphone may be your best option for inflight reading. An audio essay from Russ Johnson of The Connected Traveler

I took a video road trip through Myanmar before last year’s march toward liberalization and the deluge of tourists that could change it forever. You may never see it this way again.

Story and YouTube Video at connectedtraveler.com

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