Here I sit in email Purgatory on my new computer. While I wait for my tech to save the day here’s some travel news:

• Diving in "The Deep" jumping off waterfalls and other extremes in #Samoa http://tinyurl.com/m47ove #travel
• Novella length (and excellent) article on music scene and scenery in Cape Verde Islands: http://tinyurl.com/mtbjot
• Savor the diverse and lovely #gardens of #Italy from Rome to Sicily: http://tinyurl.com/l84k6b #travel
• #Cruises with family and kids are smoother sailing if you have the right cabins: http://tinyurl.com/lnh6pa #travel
• Royal Caribbean’s new Oasis is over the top with 24 dining options and 5400 passengers: http://tinyurl.com/kvobxg #cruises by @cruiselog
• Join this writer for a week of Italy immersion in a lovely estate house rental in #Umbria: http://tinyurl.com/nqh68m #travel
• Another "using a good #travel agent would have avoided this mess" story from @travresearch http://tinyurl.com/lqevtd #travelagents

• Post H1N1 scare great deals in #Mexico (now why does that look so familiar? Oh yeah, I said it!) http://tinyurl.com/laxy3p
• “Dublin and Belfast: The trail of two cities” (Good headline) http://tinyurl.com/mmd4vw #travel #Ireland
• Buenos Aires #Argentina port area goes from yuck to yum: http://tinyurl.com/lhm9k3 #travel
• Hit the beach! In Tuscany? Si! http://tinyurl.com/ln5oh2 #travel #italy
• Do NOT click if hungry! Eating your way through #Sicily http://tinyurl.com/nyde9x
• #travel like Brangelina and TomKat: http://tinyurl.com/m4q8lb
• Holland America does small ship makeover (and more to come): http://tinyurl.com/m9j9o9 #cruises #travel Thanks @cruiselog!
• A room with a balcony with a view (top 10 #hotel balconies): http://tinyurl.com/mybu6m #travel