Comments on: 5 Reasons To Take Your Laptop Traveling http://www.travmonkey.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-laptop-traveling/ The Best Online World Travel Magazine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephenhttp://www.travmonkey.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-laptop-traveling/#comment-7850 Stephen Mon, 10 May 2010 13:49:31 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=802#comment-7850 Good post. It definitely depends where and why you are traveling. Here is a article we posted over at Gomad Nomad about Staying Connected via a netbook: <a href="http://gomadnomad.com/2010/03/24/staying-connected-while-traveling/" rel="nofollow">http://gomadnomad.com/2010/03/24/staying-connecte...</a> Good post. It definitely depends where and why you are traveling. Here is a article we posted over at Gomad Nomad about Staying Connected via a netbook: http://gomadnomad.com/2010/03/24/staying-connecte…

]]> By: katehttp://www.travmonkey.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-laptop-traveling/#comment-6960 kate Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:49:08 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=802#comment-6960 I always take my netbook with me. It weighs 3 lbs, did not cost much and takes up very little space in my backpack. I still have my backpack weight under 20 lbs and I never check a bag on the plane. Internet cafes in my opinion are becoming harder to find and free wifi is becoming very common. I don't understand the point that having your computer takes away valuable time experience the place you are in. I am not on my computer hours each day! It takes 10 minutes to catch up on my emails a day at the most, and I like to update my blog every couple of days which takes about 30 minutes. I do this over breakfast or in the evening back at the hostel where i would be regardless if I had a netbook or not. I love having a tool to reserve a hostel for the next destination and as I don't carry guidebooks, I jot info on future destinations in my notebook. And some guidebooks are more cumbersome than a netbook! Can you explain why it would take away from your "freedom". I can still do everything that someone without a netbook can. Anyways, enough of my ranting :) Love the site I always take my netbook with me. It weighs 3 lbs, did not cost much and takes up very little space in my backpack. I still have my backpack weight under 20 lbs and I never check a bag on the plane. Internet cafes in my opinion are becoming harder to find and free wifi is becoming very common.

I don't understand the point that having your computer takes away valuable time experience the place you are in. I am not on my computer hours each day! It takes 10 minutes to catch up on my emails a day at the most, and I like to update my blog every couple of days which takes about 30 minutes. I do this over breakfast or in the evening back at the hostel where i would be regardless if I had a netbook or not. I love having a tool to reserve a hostel for the next destination and as I don't carry guidebooks, I jot info on future destinations in my notebook. And some guidebooks are more cumbersome than a netbook!

Can you explain why it would take away from your "freedom". I can still do everything that someone without a netbook can.

Anyways, enough of my ranting :)

Love the site

]]> By: TravMonkeyhttp://www.travmonkey.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-laptop-traveling/#comment-3142 TravMonkey Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:23:41 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=802#comment-3142 Hi Lindsey, I think it just takes some of your freedom away, especially if you are "roughing it" in hostels and traveling via local bus's and tiny river boats. Damage or getting it wet would be a bit of a concern. Hi Lindsey,

I think it just takes some of your freedom away, especially if you are "roughing it" in hostels and traveling via local bus's and tiny river boats. Damage or getting it wet would be a bit of a concern.

]]> By: Lindsey Stetsonhttp://www.travmonkey.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-laptop-traveling/#comment-3127 Lindsey Stetson Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:18:56 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=802#comment-3127 Now that they make the laptops so much smaller, I imagine they would be much less of a hassle to deal with. Still, I imagine that theft could be a problem. Lindsey Now that they make the laptops so much smaller, I imagine they would be much less of a hassle to deal with. Still, I imagine that theft could be a problem.

Lindsey

]]> By: TravMonkeyhttp://www.travmonkey.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-laptop-traveling/#comment-2620 TravMonkey Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:55:55 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=802#comment-2620 Hi Trey, Good points well made... although I love the freedom of not traveling with expensive technology, I think for some trips I will have to do it in order to work! I think on other trips I will just leave the laptop at home so I can enjoy without the pains of worrying about my expensive stuff. Thanks, Paul @ TravMonkey.com Hi Trey,

Good points well made… although I love the freedom of not traveling with expensive technology, I think for some trips I will have to do it in order to work!

I think on other trips I will just leave the laptop at home so I can enjoy without the pains of worrying about my expensive stuff.

Thanks,

Paul @

TravMonkey.com

]]> By: Trey N.http://www.travmonkey.com/5-reasons-to-take-your-laptop-traveling/#comment-2615 Trey N. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:21:26 +0000 http://www.travmonkey.com/?p=802#comment-2615 The freedom you get from traveling unconnected is great. I agree that unless you have to travel with a laptop, don't. It seems like it would just be a burden. Of course now that I have a travel blog I'll be taking a netbook with me on my next trip. We'll see how it goes. I've never even visited an internet cafe while on the road. The freedom you get from traveling unconnected is great. I agree that unless you have to travel with a laptop, don't. It seems like it would just be a burden.

Of course now that I have a travel blog I'll be taking a netbook with me on my next trip. We'll see how it goes. I've never even visited an internet cafe while on the road.

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