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Originally Posted by Dakota
I'd say take an mp3, use internet cafes (can you upload pics there?), email all your docs to yourself so you can access them, take maps, talk to people when you're bored and never worry about it being nicked or breaking.
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I don't have the patience to upload hi-rez pics unless the I-Cafe has a reliable
high speed connection. If not, I can usually burn a CD for storage. Also, I carry several spare CF cards. But, yes, you can upload pics but I have trouble with PC's.....I'm a mac guy....since 1983.
When doing articles I have a tiny digital recorder with helmet mounted mic for making notes in route and laying down random patches of brilliance in zeros and ones for future transcription.
I have an I-Pod for music, but I'll have to leave my world class Sony MDR 7506 (V-6) headphones (reference headphone in Hollywood sound community) Too big. I've recorded sound and music all over the world so I'd love to do more of this but it's just not practical to carry the good stuff on the bike. I don't do mediocre so camera mics and cheap recorders/mics are out.
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Originally Posted by lorraine
We all acknowledged a very humbling fact. When you travel, great friends you've left behind will not write to you nearly as much as you'd like, if at all. It's the same with blogs. The people who will be your support, will be your fellow travelers and locals. This is a conversation I've had with expats in other countries too. So to carry a laptop to keep in contact may not be a great idea.
Lorraine
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Blogs don't work that well IMO for staying in touch cause folks forget to go there. What works is a simple email list serve. Put all your friends on it and send out regular updates and reports. Even grandmothers have email and if they know it's you, hopefully they won't delete it as spam. On the list you can add links to pics/blogs/Utube/Pod Casts/voice files or whatever. Very simple and reliable and prods folks to respond....
Or you could simply send out emails when you update your blog with a link. You have to make it a no brainer or folks will drift away. With a list friends can quickly and easily respond. Computer savvy ones can send pics and links of their own.
Just a thought.
Patrick
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Patrick passed Dec 2018. RIP Patrick!
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