Friday, December 14, 2007

Traveling Lightly

I'm flying home for the holidays and with each passing year I bring more gear. I could travel lighter but since I go straight from being dropped off at the airport to being picked up from the airport and staying with family the whole time, traveling heavy isn't too big of a worry.

This year I'm bringing the following:

  • Lenovo Thinkpad laptop computer + power brick (for serious work and writing code)
  • Full-size mouse (see: serious work)
  • Ultra-mobile PC (Samsung Q1) (for photos, games, internet access, and watching movies)
  • Cell phone + charger
  • Headphones
  • Canon Digital Rebel XT SLR camera
  • Canon 24-105mm zoom lens
  • Canon 50mm prime lens
  • Apple iPod Touch 8GB
  • Canon PowerShot S70 camera (small camera for when a big one is too big)
  • Flash card reader (quicker to dump photos to other computers)
What's more amazing is that all this gear fits into my backpack and in my pockets. Going through security at the airport, however, is quite an ordeal. Despite all the electronics, I spend most of my time visiting people (with my trusty camera at my side).

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