Traveling: Film vs Digital

I recently bought a Kindle in order to stop cluttering up the place with books. So far, so good. I still buy books based on my interests, not the format. But, if a book is available on Kindle, i'll go that route.
 
I bought my first eBook this week. It's also the first book I've been interested in reading that was available electronically, which is a crock. I'm used to buying used books for a few dollars so sprining $10 or 11 for a eBook that I cannot resell is really difficult.

I have an iPad and I bought Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia by Tom Bissell. He is an excellent writer and I really enjoy his style. I at first hated the idea of an eBook but am quickly warming up to it.
 
Roger Hicks said:
Seconded. "Joy" is not a word I would use about lugging a laptop around. Why would I want to play TV or Films, take along my entire music collection (wouldn't do much good - most of it's on vinyl), 'connect to work, book flights, print out booking forms and boarding cards, surf the web, etc?

All those things are poor substitutes for reality, and get in the way of actually being anywhere. <snip>

R.
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I am with Roger. I once had enough frequent flyer miles to fly First Class around the world four times. When I am on my own time, I don't want anything that reminds me of another business trip. I don't even like motels, preferring to tent camp or stay in youth hostels or casa particulars (rooms in private homes)

I no longer carry any kind of computer when a trip is not work related. I have even gotten to leaving my cell phone in the car before I board the flight. I have confidence that those behind can do without me and deal with anything that comes up.

Most importantly, like Roger, I don't want anything that could get in the way of me making the most out of where I go.

The only electric things I carry now on vacation are a AA Maglite flashlight and the electronic shutter in my cameras.
 
wgerrard said:
I'm thinking about getting an iPod Touch to carry with me on travels. Not for the music, but for the mini-computer aspect. Like Roger, I wouldn't carry a laptop (I'd need to buy one first). But, I typically collect a great deal of travel info on the web while planning a trip. Sometimes it would be nice to be able to get at it during the trip.

Now, the question: Can an iPod be used to backup an SD card?
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I wish the iPod Touch could back up SD cards! I really want to buy an iPod Touch with a camera, but the rumors are that those wont be out until the end of this year.

For digital backups, you gotta go with an iPad.
 
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