How things change

I just realised that my Dell Laptop has travelled more than most people. It has been to Gibraltar, Spain, Italy (several times), Portugal, France (several times), Austria (several times), and Germany (several times). Along with various trips to each of the home countries. But the real question must be; why on earth did I lump it around. In the pre-digital information technology explosion our messages to family and friends would have been restricted to a late arriving postcard of dubious sentiment and content, along with post holiday social intercourse between the overly excited traveller and anyone who was foolish enough to sit and listen.