An Ode to My Travel Computer
I have had many travel companions over the last 5 years. I have traveled with friends, with family; I’ve traveled with partners, with strangers; in groups and with organizations. One particular travel companion however has traveled with me since the beginning, and has been by my side throughout every international adventure. We even spent the day of my wedding together before I walked down the aisle! I’m sad to announce that this travel companion will be traveling with me no more. I’m speaking, of course, of my computer!
If you’re a technology addict you’ll understand. Over the years my computer has been my rock – and it’s as heavy as one trust me! My computer saw me through 32 countries, and I’m known to have never traveled anywhere without it. It didn’t matter if I was 4WD-ing through the Australian Outback, camping in the Solomon Islands or on Safari in Africa – my computer came with me where-ever I went. I did, however, leave it behind at the hotel in Tanzania for the Mt Kilimanjaro Climb!
A ThinkPad Laptop purchased way back in 2007, it’s finally run it’s course. After extensive research and advice from all of my amazing friends on the best travel laptops, family and followers on the latest technology I have gone ahead and upgraded to an ASUS Zenbook Prime Ultrabook – a much younger, sexier and thinner version of my old computer. It’s so incredibly lightweight, fast and easy to use that I can’t wait to start traveling with it! Before that happens though, I would like to take this moment to pay my respects to, and remember, my old travel companion.
This is an ode to my travel computer, and all of the countries it has seen me through.
What can you not travel without?
I wasn’t kidding – my computer came with me on African Safari!
Writing my University thesis while camping in the Australian Outback!
Volunteering in Sweden; I was Editor in Chief of the World Scout Jamboree Magazine!
Google translating the ingredients of my microwave dinner!! – France
Spanish Lessons in Costa Rica.
In the Costa Rican Jungle! … I spent too much time in a Hammock hence the strange patterns on my back!
Blogging from my wedding day in Hawaii. Check out the Video Blog from the day!
Upgrading to a younger, sexier and skinnier model!
What do we think of the new computer? Two thumbs up!
What can you not travel without?
9 Comments
Super excited for you to have your new computer! Now it’s my turn! Before the screen doesn’t work, anymore.
I agree. I am lost without my computer! Just invested in a MacBook Pro for our upcoming RTW. My old one was on it’s last leg! My other must have is my camera. :)
Wow, your old laptop lasted quite long. As mentioned on FB I am about to buy a new laptop too, but I can’t decide whether to get a netbook or 11″ laptop. Decisions decisions! Those hammock marks look painful by the way. :-)
I am with you, no way I can travel without my laptop! It is my baby. I also have to have my phone and a camera. Doesn’t have to be a fancy camera. Lastly, I always, always, ALWAYS have charging bricks with me for my phone batteries.
Haha all I can say is I’m not suprised you wrote a tribute to your laptop! You were connected at the hip with that thing!
Hate to travel without my wine aerator, my travel kite and a lavender candle.
I used to bring a thinkpad into the press room at Carolina Panthers games, and younger writers looked at it like it was a typewriter.
It was an old pro, and now, it serves some worthy sailor as an anchor to his ship, I’m sure.
I cannot travel without my Rockies cap. No matter where I go, I take my allegiance with me.
Ohhhh, would you believe – I have just finally bought myself a MS Surface for my travels too, just preparing to head off without my big, lumpy (but oh so trusty) laptop – although like you, I am still playing on old faithful before I commit to the change!
Ok, I wish you would have gone with the 13″ MacBook Air, but Asus isn’t too bad. ;)