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)
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.
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