Comments on: Gadgetless Travel

By: pinayexpat

pinayexpat — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:00:23 +0000

I travel 25-35x per year. Half the time, I need to fly more than 8 hours. And for the past 6 years that I have been doing this, I have always used the time to be productive so I really cannot imagine how I can adjust to this gadget-less travel, should it continue.

Here in Europe, there are news of a complete ban of laptops, not just because of the terrorist threat but also because of the “exploding batteries” issue.

In any case, mahirap ito sa mga pinoy na mahilig mag cram sa eroplano!

By: rom

rom — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:35:32 +0000

well, if boredom whilst waiting is a problem, bring a book.

notebooks/laptops should not be checked-in. i think the best way to do this is to LOCK the checked-in baggage and only let passengers get it when disembarking.

By: ikabon

ikabon — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:06:43 +0000

Fargo will it helps?

By: J. Angelo Racoma

J. Angelo Racoma — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:05:39 +0000

Some tips and a suggestion here. Laptops are fragile. I hope more of 'em were made like ThinkPads and ToughBooks.

By: Monsolo

Monsolo — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 16:36:14 +0000

I can manage without gadgets on a plane. I think people hype too much about it. We used to travel without MP3s and without mobile phones on planes.

But my worry is that we have to check in the laptop. Work requires me to travel with a laptop. What’s my assurance that it’ll be intact when I arrive? Or worse, what’s my assurance that it won’t get stolen?

By: vmyap

vmyap — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:51:03 +0000

hey how about, no shampoo, soap and anything the same on carry on bags? It is reported that the terrorist will be using them as bombs, now they are banning them on carry on bags.

on the topic: I won’t survive without my moms laptop hehe. I currently don’t own one kasi and if they include Mp3 players, damn I won’t really survive.

By: jp_loh

jp_loh — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:29:20 +0000

I will not last a day without checking mail and turning on my laptop. I think I won’t be able to change my travel habits from that. This sucks. Damn terrorists.