Comment Get Renter's Insurance (Score 1) 625
Having backpacked for extended periods of a time with a laptop and other gear, my two pieces of advice.
1. Get Renter's Insurance. Covers you the world over, its dirt cheap and generally don't even need a police report. So if all your stuff gets ripped off, like your backpack, you can get it covered (it only does it in one shot though, so if you just lose a dig camera, not generally worth filing).
2. Ditch the laptop and use cafes or other devices unless you have a really good reason for the laptop. I brought mine because I was still doing the occasional work, but honestly, I wanted to ditch it. You'll feel freer, both of weight and peace of mind, without it.
3. Get a big fat ipod, running low on music sucks. Have a shuffle as a backup, battery lasts forever and when your main ipod dies you'll still have some music.
1. Get Renter's Insurance. Covers you the world over, its dirt cheap and generally don't even need a police report. So if all your stuff gets ripped off, like your backpack, you can get it covered (it only does it in one shot though, so if you just lose a dig camera, not generally worth filing).
2. Ditch the laptop and use cafes or other devices unless you have a really good reason for the laptop. I brought mine because I was still doing the occasional work, but honestly, I wanted to ditch it. You'll feel freer, both of weight and peace of mind, without it.
3. Get a big fat ipod, running low on music sucks. Have a shuffle as a backup, battery lasts forever and when your main ipod dies you'll still have some music.
