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Re: How to pack light, some tips

Posted on: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:04:33 +0800

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.

Chris

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