Travelling with Technology
In a few months I am heading on a month long European trip with my girlfriend. While she is worried about how much she can fit in her backpack, I am worrying about how I am going travel with all the bits of technology that I plan on bringing with me.
As we will blogging about the trip on Explore With Me, we need this equipment to ensure we get our readers as close to the action as possible.
Here is what is on the list so far:
- Apple iPod Touch – Music is essential to get me through the various flights and bus rides. Along with the 5000 songs, the wifi enabled device will keep me online so I don’t miss out on anything important while on the road.
- Canon IXUS 7 Camera – This small point and shoot 7.1 megapixel camera is perfect to capture all types of scenes while travelling Europe. It is small enough to fit in my pocket so I won’t miss anything!
Nikon D60 Digital SLR Camera – Slightly larger than the point and shoot, and with a 200mm lens this is probably going to cause the most grief while away. But this is a trip of a lifetime and we want to make sure we take fantastic shots of our time away. We also plan on printing and framing some photos so a camera like this is a must have.- JVC Everio 30GB HDD Video Camera – Another must have while away, this video camera records to the Hard drive so no need for tapes or discs. It is fairly small and compact so carrying it won’t be an issue.
- Flip Ultra Video Camera – A pocket size video camera with 2GB of memory. This will be used to capture video that will be uploaded to Explore With Me. The camera has a USB “flip” arm that you can plug into a computer and upload videos at the touch of a button.
- Light Weight Notebook – As we will be blogging about our adventure on Explore With Me, we need something to process all the photos and videos and connect us to the internet daily so we can provide updates. We will be connecting to the internet using a 3G USB modem from Vodafone, though it isn’t cheap so time online each day will be minimal. We should be able to use the iTouch if we can find an internet connection to provide more regular updates, so the laptop will only come out at the end of the day.
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