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Havana. Take me back. And take us back it did!!

Of course, Havana is sooo much more than the Hotel Nacional but an afternoon spent on the lawn here is worth the trip. From the gun emplacements, circa missile crisis, (not called the CUBAN missile crisis here!!) overlooking the Caribbean to the bar where so many notable ghosts from the city's heyday probably roam to the lobby that looks very 40s-ish. U.S. citizens may not stay here overnight but we can stop and enjoy a drink while pondering the vagaries of history.

Do you keep your travel pictures on your phone? If so, how long?

So, I'm curious about something. Do you keep your travel pictures on your phone? If so, how long? This is a selfie of Dave and I at a brief stop at a North Shore beach on Oahu in March. We were on a private tour conducted by now dear friends to give us some local insights. Often travel photos are put in an archive somewhere on the computer (with appropriate cloud backup, of course). They're accessible but several steps are required to get to them. I retrieved this particular shot quickly because it was on my phone, as are probably all of the shots from our Hawaii trip. Oh, they're backed up on Google photos, too, but I've left them on my phone just because I've had so much fun sharing various ones with friends and family in the euphoria after our trip. I emailed it to myself because that seemed quicker than attaching the phone to the computer and downloading. So, back to the original question: Do you keep your travel pictures on your phone? If so, how long? I