Comments on: 5 ways how technology is taking over the Backpacking world

By: How to win the battle of getting lost abroad without technology | Art of Backpacking

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:12:41 +0000

[...] In our daily lives, cell phones, iPods and laptops are attached to the hip. Recently, I wrote about how technology is taking over the Backpacking world. On my recent trip to Barcelona, I encountered the vigorous battle against technology. Getting lost [...]

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:45:14 +0000

@Maria What's wrong with being cut off from your family once in awhile?

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:14 +0000

@Maria What's wrong with being cut off from your family once in awhile?

By: How To Half The Contents Of Your Backpack | Art of Backpacking

How To Half The Contents Of Your Backpack | Art of Backpacking — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:36:00 +0000

[...] In our view, better to leave it at home and just carry a simple Moleskine notebook and pen for recording your travels. This has been the way of seasoned travelers for decades. There’s nothing like a hand-written record of your ascent of Machu Picchu. It also means that you’re more likely to keep your eyes open to the sights around you. So many travelers now seem to spend their downtime hunched over a laptop and furiously tapping away. [...]

By: maria

maria — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:01 +0000

I have to have Facebook and my phone, I would feel so cut off from my family without them.

By: Fida Wild

Fida Wild — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:09:11 +0000

Oh those gadgets The last time I was on the road for 4 month was in 1999. I had little possibility to connect with home or the news. When I came back I realized how little I actually missed. In only 10 years things changed totally – though it is fantastic that technology allows us to work from where ever we are, I am not sure if we don't miss what's in front of us while traveling.

By: carmel

carmel — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:08:19 +0000

I think I would just miss home way too much if I didn't have Facebook and a cell phone while travelling becausewith them I can feel like Im there and keep in touch!

By: Scribetrotter

Scribetrotter — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:23:13 +0000

When Princess Diana died, I found out three weeks later. Another time I was traveling in Burma and had to wait a month to make a long-distance call home. Travel was a slower adventure, one to be savoured, filled with the unexpected. Now if I want a hostel or restaurant, I go online and in minutes I'll have everyone's reviews – no more surprises, little to discover. I can't spend days on a Mozambican beach with a book for company – the phone will ring or I'll get email. Somehow I'm not convinced this is an improvement.

By: What We Have Been Reading Lately | The Planet D: Around the World Adventure Couple

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:03:46 +0000

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By: Sosauce Blog : The Saucy Side of Travel.

Sosauce Blog : The Saucy Side of Travel. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:07:47 +0000

[...] No bad luck around here today, though the weather is pretty gloomy in New York City, and our Internet connection is still crappy. . . wait, maybe we do have bad luck. Hopefully everyone is having a better day. Here are some travel headlines we enjoyed for early November: Art of Backpacking | Technology Taking Over the Backpacking World [...]