Simply reachable

This item appears on page 58 of the February 2010 issue.

Thank you, thank you, John Putman, for your letter (Nov. ’09, pg. 52). I, too, cannot see the point of the endless e-mails, phone calls, etc., that leisure travelers feel it necessary to make. It’s annoying when time is wasted on a tour so that people can find an Internet cafe to “keep in touch.”

I leave an itinerary behind for emergencies and make the occasional cell phone call if I’m unavailable for any length of time, but that’s it other than a few postcards. I’m so glad someone else feels the way I do.

BARBARA GLAVISH

Incline Village, NV