Using Technology While Traveling
TTOT
ataxiascot
replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife A3. You're not going to like this @SonjaSwissLife. I bought a gopro-like camera for our trip. It's still in the box. I bought it just in case I wanted to take it - but decided not to use it after all. #TTOT
Travelnpack
replying to @RsterAM
@RsterAM @SonjaSwissLife My tech gear, except no camera. Too techy for me ie too complicated
#ttot
ataxiascot
RT @SonjaSwissLife: Don't forget to add your proposed questions for the next #TTOT Topic "Bright Lights, Big City" via @WheresShellyii on F…
TravelDudes
replying to @aardvarksafaris @aardvarksafaris Yes, you can download the map of the region & then still use it. Sounded quite good, but like I said, I still have to try it myself. #ttot
RsterAM
replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @StevenOnTheMove A5. It is easy to spend your entire trip behind a camera lens. I force myself to put it down by reminding myself to make sure that I spend at least as much time not taking photos as I do behind the lens. Go home with memories of a place and not just photos of it. #ttot
SonjaSwissLife
Absolutely. Amazing that some luxury hotels & certain airports still charge for wifi! #ttot https://t.co/ruDcO0Drjl
SonjaSwissLife
A4 For me it’s usually a relief and a great pleasure. Some people discover it’s possible to use one’s creativity & resourcefulness to survive most travel challenges The real nightmare is travelling around Eu-rope with a non-EU phone account which incurs high roaming charges #TTOT
airports_hotels
RT @WanderlustXL: Val Di Funes #Italy🇮🇹😍 #MadeInItaly #travelItaly #travelnow #travelworld #traveling #travelscene #travelmore #beautifulpl…
travelhouseuk
replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @StevenOnTheMove A5-The most effective way is to set your own rules and follow them. I restrict myself at using tech. In the daytime, I enjoy outside, keep busy & immerse myself in the destination. By night I use it to connect with my friends/family back home. #TTOT #Travel
TravelDudes
replying to @ataxiascot @ataxiascot There will be quite a few people surprised by the benefits the EU have/had. :-( #ttot
RsterAM
replying to @TravelDudes @TravelDudes @SonjaSwissLife Camera, phone, Kindle and multipurpose battery pack. That is the only tech I ever travel with unless I am on a work trip. #ttot
TravelNow24
RT @SonjaSwissLife: Absolutely. Amazing that some luxury hotels & certain airports still charge for wifi! #ttot https://t.co/ruDcO0Drjl
TravelNow24
RT @SonjaSwissLife: A2 I see we have a lot in common - "fit it in anywhere possible" & free wifi with good hostels #ttot https://t.co/B90A…
TravelNow24
RT @meganotravels: Foodie Friday: Chicago Dogs - #ttot #lp #ngtradar https://t.co/piBI5uQ3Zu
PalmTreeMusings
A5. Don’t get a SIM card&turn off roaming.Check your stuff online each morning/evening at your hotel- the rest of the time-be present in your surroundings. Enjoy the things you came on vacation to see.Relax and get lost a little (take a card from your hotel to show a taxi) #ttot
TravelDudes
replying to @aardvarksafaris @aardvarksafaris @TandaTula hahaha. OK. But this could has been also the dad who photgraphs the family. ;-) #ttot
TravelNow24
RT @haerone: Popular on 500px : Teramo by AntonelloBerardi #haero #ttot #RTW #travel https://t.co/Ke8YtwCceD
mhisham
RT @TravelDudes: I would go for a trip without any tech at all, but that would be not happening many times. To have a bit of tech is fine,…
SonjaSwissLife
replying to @Travelnpack @Travelnpack @RsterAM This is the beauty of travel @Travelnpack - everyone can focus on different activities & bring what is appropriate for themselves. #ttot
ataxiascot
replying to @TravelDudes @TravelDudes A4. Definitely a relief. But it depends on why people are travelling. I like to meet people. Both locals and fellow-travellers. And tech just stops this from happening for me. #TTOT
TourAmericaTV
7 Nights in Orlando from €489pp!
Includes: Flights and 7 nights hotels.
Based on 2+2 sharing. Travel Nov 2019. Ref: 651203.
Call #Dublin 01-8173562 #Cork 021-2428935.
#ttot
Travelnpack
RT @SonjaSwissLife: @Travelnpack @RsterAM This is the beauty of travel @Travelnpack - everyone can focus on different activities & bring wh…
RsterAM
replying to @Travelnpack @Travelnpack @SonjaSwissLife Photography is a hobby for me. Not having a camera would drive me nuts. 😉#ttot
Travelnpack
replying to @SonjaSwissLife
@SonjaSwissLife @RsterAM You made key point-“bring what is appropriate for themselves”. 👍🏽
#ttot
Tier2RugbyForum
RT @aardvarksafaris: @TravelDudes @fashionho Japan is a real mess in terms of data for travellers - I wish someone would fix it for the Rug…
RsterAM
replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @pixabay A5. Those internal conversations with yourself are a huge part of it. I do the same thing. It is rare that I reach for my phone too often on a trip but the stern mental reminder to put it down works for me as well whenever I do. #ttot
TravelDudes
replying to @RsterAM @RsterAM @SonjaSwissLife OK. I expected something more unusual now, when you wrote "I don't have tech gadgets that are just for traveling." But those ones are indeed not just for traveling. :-) #ttot
aardvarksafaris
A5 When you are on safari - only have your phone for emergencies. Put your camera down and watch with your own eyes. For gorilla trekking we recommend one permit to just 'be in the moment' and a 2nd permit to take your pictures #ttot
Gorilla silverback @Singita_ Kwitonda Rwanda
SonjaSwissLife
A3 Oh, yes. That's a beauty. @TravelDudes! I just unearthed a full Canon DSRL kit in my storage area that has never been used because I don't have time yet to learn how it works 🤣 Too busy with my "point & shoot"! Right, @ataxiascot #ttot https://t.co/mkeLnH1ORz
Travelnpack
RT @RsterAM: @Travelnpack @SonjaSwissLife Photography is a hobby for me. Not having a camera would drive me nuts. 😉#ttot
wheresshellyii
Get to know your #TTOT hosts and organisers! Give them a follow: https://t.co/Kf7TS1x65H
ataxiascot
replying to @TravelDudes @TravelDudes @StevenOnTheMove A5. Not buying a local SIM, thus making it more expensive to use your own, removes the temptation to spend too much time looking at your phone. #TTOT
TravelDudes
Add your proposed questions for the next #TTOT Topic: "Bright Lights, Big City" via @WheresShellyii on FB: https://t.co/AaXSwkibfH
TravelDudes
replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @ataxiascot hahaha. keep it & one day it will be an oldtimer & collector's item. ;-) #ttot
RsterAM
replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @TravelDudes @ataxiascot A3. We have all done this with something right, even if not necessarily tech. It is that fun learning curve of what you actually need on vacation versus what you think you do that only comes with experience. #ttot
APlanToGo
A1 A camera with extra batteries - memories fade but digital pictures never do (but be sure to not live life behind the lens!) #TTOT (sorry I'm late!)
SonjaSwissLife
A5 Bravo, @RsterAM I think they call the SELF DISCIPLINE 🤓 #ttot https://t.co/gwC9oMaEBm
lucretiaw14
RT @BrightNomad: #TipTuesday
Do you use offline maps when you travel?
Here's what I found when I tried to use Maps me and Google Maps offl…
TravelDudes
replying to @aardvarksafaris @aardvarksafaris @Singita_ You only have limited time with the gorillas, right? That makes it hard to enjoy the moment & to take photos. #ttot
wheresshellyii
Add your questions suggestions for the next #TTOT Topic:
"Bright Lights, Big City" via @wheresshellyii on FB: https://t.co/Ci8nDwjeNY
RsterAM
replying to @TravelDudes @TravelDudes @SonjaSwissLife I tend to not let myself get too tech even at home. It is too distracting and I have just never felt the appeal of them all. #ttot
TravelDudes
RT @wheresshellyii: Add your questions suggestions for the next #TTOT Topic:
"Bright Lights, Big City" via @wheresshellyii on FB: https://…
aardvarksafaris
replying to @TravelDudes
@TravelDudes @SonjaSwissLife @ataxiascot Aw Sonia - take it to Finland with a tripod for a week to see the Northern Lights and Tiina will show you how to use it! @auroraholidays #ttot
I didn't know how to use mine when I went on the #travchat tweetup in Utsjoki Finland.
LadiesWTravel
replying to @aardvarksafaris @aardvarksafaris @Singita_ I really like that idea, great thinking! #ttot