Traveling with Tech: Vacation Edition

Ah, vacation.

Most gearheads travel, for business or just for fun. Prior to starting this blog, the three of the four members of the Case clan spent three weeks in Europe – roughly a week each in Barcelona, Florence and Venice. Being a technophile, I lugged around more tech than I really needed, but I used almost everything I took.

Florence at Night, Looking Across the Arno River. (Nikon D300s, 16-85VR, f4.8, 1/30th, ISO 3200)

Florence at Night, Looking Across the Arno River. (Nikon D300s, 16-85VR, f4.8, 1/30th, ISO 3200)

Long trips are different than short ones. Given luggage restrictions and the limits of carry-on bags, some hard choices had to be made. My desire not to haul around too much gear in my backpack while hiking around various locales was also a factor.

My choices, of course, weren’t perfect. Let’s take a look at what I hauled with me, and what I might do differently next time.
Read More »

  • Share/Bookmark