Far From Idle

Tools

Little things I built to solve my own problems on the road. Free to use.

The Sojourn tool showing a world map shaded by how many days were spent in each country - the United States, western Europe, Japan, Australia and others highlighted in warm tones.

Sojourn

Log each place you stay once and stop counting days by hand. Sojourn tallies your time per country, watches the Schengen 90/180 window, and flags US state-residency days (like the 183-day line and California's markers) - with a "check a future date" box so you can test a planned trip before you book it.

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The Latitude tool showing a forward-looking residency check: a California vehicle-registration flag marked 'Sleeper risk', with a bar chart showing California as the most-visited state at 88 days, ahead of Texas and Arizona, plus what it triggers (VC 4000.4, a plurality not 183 days) and what to verify.

Latitude

Sojourn's forward-looking companion. Where Sojourn counts where you've been, Latitude looks ahead: pick a date and it flags what a longer stay would trigger - a Schengen overstay (now that Europe's EES logs entries automatically), a US state-residency line, or California's sleeper vehicle-registration rule that bites at whichever state you spend the most days in, not 183. Every flag comes with what to verify and an official link. It reads your Sojourn stays, and it's a flag engine, not a permission engine - it never tells you you're cleared.

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The Almanac tool showing a wall of place tiles - Red Rock Casita in Sedona, The Nomad Loft in Lisbon, Casa Verde in Oaxaca and others - each with a star rating, an area-cost mark, and saved links, with the highest-rated places glowing warmer along the top.

Almanac

The other half of Sojourn. Sojourn counts where you went and how long; Almanac remembers what those places were actually like. Log each base you stayed, rate it across the things that matter on the road - comfort, location, Wi-Fi, getting around, the food scene, value - mark how pricey the area was, and save the photo album or booking link for next time. Tap any tile for the full card. It reads your Sojourn stays, and like the rest, it stays private in your browser.

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The Waypoint tool comparing Los Angeles, New York, London, and Tokyo on a single day, with a meeting block lined up across all four time zones

Waypoint

Living out of time zones inspired this one. Line up any set of cities on a single day and drag a block to find a meeting time that works for everyone - no mental math, no 3 a.m. calls. Export straight to your calendar when you've found the slot.

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More coming as I build them.