Go Away With … Wendy Hoopes

“I had a stunning visit to Essaouira, Morocco,” actress Wendy Hoopes recalls. “The ocean crashes onto gorgeous beaches and rocks and it is truly awe-inspiring. Jimmy Hendrix and the Rolling Stones used to visit this spot back in the day and you can see why. It was Ramadan when I was there and there was a full moon. I swear it filled the entire sky and it had this enormous ring around it. I never would have believed such a sight could exist if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. (It) took my breath away. Despite the amoebas I carried home with me from that trip, it was something special.”

Service at your fingertips:  The whole world’s in your hand with an electronic organizer

“Some people prefer to use an agenda book or aren’t comfortable with techy devices,” says Bill Dyszel, author of Palm for Dummies. “These organizers are the wave of the future because they’re small, store a lot of data, are affordable and can be backed up on your home computer. They’re a lot more secure than your paper datebook because if you lose that, your information is gone.”