...to avoid food poisoning in Los Angeles

1. Just because there's a "B" in the front window doesn't mean a place in any less safe, or less tasty.


2. This is not a town in which to order a steak, much less order "rare" or even "medium".


3. Avoid street vendors, especially ones selling something called a "Tijuana dog".

to get the most out of your GPS receiver

1. Even if your receiver has good maps, sometimes it just can't find an address. Check before you go, and if necessary, use a site like Geocode to convert street addresses to coordinates.
2. If your GPS saves a list of waypoints, you can map these onto satellite imagery with TerraData and a lot of work, or a little Perl script.
3. Before you buy a GPS, research the unit you're interested in at Amazon and at http://gpsinformation.net/

...for enjoying a cruise port stop in the Cayman Islands

1. Book a "stingray tour". Reserve well in advance, for early in the day.


2. Remember that restaurants and stores show everything priced in CI$, which are always worth just slightly more than US$. So as an American you'll pay a little more than the price shown.


3. Don't forget to buy rum cakes. Lots of rum cakes. Lots.
   

...for enjoying a cruise port stop in Montego Bay, legally.

1. Bypass the shopping.


2. If your boat is staying more than a few hours, get a $5 taxi to Sunset Beach Resort, and an all-inclusive daypass for $20.


3. If all else fails, be a tourist and just hang out at Buffet's Margaritaville.
   

...for meals in NOLA

1. Start your New Orleans day late, with Brunch beignets at Cafe de monde.


2. Continue with lunch at Mothers, but expect a long line. if standing in line upsets you, Gumbo House is a good alternative.


3. Finish with dinner at K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, assuming you can get a reservation.

... for posting to this blog

1. Each post will consist of three "rules" on a single subject.
2. The rules will each consist of a single (usually grammatically well-formed) sentence, with few if any off-site links.
   
3. Exposition, if necessary, will be done in the comments section, not as part of the post.