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Re: How to pack light, some tips

Posted on: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:43:48 +0800

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:46:22 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

>Chris Blunt wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:26:47 GMT, "sharx35"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Chris Blunt" wrote in message
>>> news:9nrkc397lrmi3ul9476d3odvnv37ahi926@4ax.com...
>>>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:58:18 +0300, Markku Grönroos
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Spehro Pefhany" kirjoitti
>>>>> viestissä:nl3jc3pki22123egcss1f7vrbitem9vb0v@4ax.com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I carry a small bottle of shampoo, because I don't like the free
>>>>>> stuff. Maybe 200ml, which could last for several weeks. Not
>>>>>> having a mobile phone seems silly.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Why? When travelling on holiday, you need a phone. I don't need
>>>>> one.
>>>>
>>>> I find a phone to keep in touch with people even more useful when
>>>> I'm traveling than it is at home. It also serves as a camera, an
>>>> alarm clock, a GPS, and a way to check my emails. Something so
>>>> compact that does all that and only weighs around 100g easily
>>>> justifies being taken along on any trips I make.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>> They take lousy quality pictures.
>>
>> In fact I think the 5 megapixel camera on my Nokia N95 takes better
>> pictures than my Canon IXUS which I bought only a couple of years
>> ago.
>> It may not be a professional quality camera, I don't think anyone
>> would describe the quality as lousy.
>>
>>> No, you do NOT need GPS unless you are,
>>> perhaps, on safari and surely the OPERATORS of the safari will take
>>> care of THAT need.
>>
>> No, I certainly don't *need* GPS, but its was very nice to have
>> while
>> driving around Thailand a few weeks ago. On several occasions it
>> made
>> finding locations we were visiting a lot easier.
>>
>>> E-mails can be checked at any one of the MILLIONS of cyber cafes
>>> in the world.
>>
>> Of course, and that's probably what I'd do if I wanted to do any
>> serious work online. The advantage for me is being able to check
>> instantly from anywhere whether there's any email that needs
>> attending
>> to in the first place, without even having to go near an internet
>> cafe.
>
>Personally I've never gotten an email that _needed_ checking. If
>someone really wants to get hold of me they can call and if they want
>to get hold of me when I'm on vacation they can bloody well leave a
>message and wait until I get home.

In that case you would have absolutely no need for such a function on
a mobile phone. Not everyone is in the lucky position of being so
independent of email.

>The cell phone is for _my_ convenience, not for the convenience of
>others. While I always carry it, unless I'm using it or expecting a
>call from someone I want to talk to, it's turned off.

I don't travel in order to place myself in some kind of self-imposed
isolation, and I usually have friends in places I travel to. A mobile
is invaluable for keeping in contact with them, arranging meetings,
dealing with last minute changes of plan etc. Unimportant phone calls
on a mobile can be a nuisance so I normally use text messaging rather
than making voice calls because I find it far less intrusive. If other
people find writing letters to friend in advance, making use of
carrier pigeons, or leaving messages at hotel reception desks a
convenient way to achieve the same thing, then good for them.

Chris

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