I've been lurking here for a longish while; finally decided to join and take a more active role in learning. I recently inherited some of grandpa's old Bokers. Grandpa never taught my old man how to shave with a straight razor, and the old man never taught me *anything* about shaving—Guys, why do we do that? (or not do that, as the case may be)—so at the youthful age of fifty-one, I'm trying to make up for a heck of a lot of lost time.

Ah well... One of my favorite hobbies (and a large chunk of my career) involves traveling, and this looks to be an interesting journey... Let's go.