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**ReuvenNY** · 1 Jul 2013, 02:33 AM

Great topic!
We travel twice a year, typically to distant destinations. After trying various tech combinations I settled on the following:

1. Large screen unlocked smartphone (Galaxy Note II GT-N7100) for which I buy a local SIM card with data. That affords me Internet access just like at home as well as serves as a eReader.

2. Two mega zoom compact cameras (currently Sony HX50V for me and Panasonic ZS30 for my wife). That assures a mix of great pictures and is important if one camera is lost or malfunctions.

3. Ultrabook laptop (Asus Zenbook). We back up on it daily our pictures from the SD cards for extra measure of security. Also we use it for email, browsing/booking at the hotel's Wi-Fi. If Wi-Fi is not available, we tether our laptop to the phone's data.

I used to take a Tablet on those trips, but it's not a good substitute for a laptop. Also the 5.5 inch screen of the phone serves as a substitute to the tablet.

1 Jul 2013, 02:33 AM	#3
ReuvenNY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 4,259	Great topic! We travel twice a year, typically to distant destinations. After trying various tech combinations I settled on the following: 1. Large screen unlocked smartphone (Galaxy Note II GT-N7100) for which I buy a local SIM card with data. That affords me Internet access just like at home as well as serves as a eReader. 2. Two mega zoom compact cameras (currently Sony HX50V for me and Panasonic ZS30 for my wife). That assures a mix of great pictures and is important if one camera is lost or malfunctions. 3. Ultrabook laptop (Asus Zenbook). We back up on it daily our pictures from the SD cards for extra measure of security. Also we use it for email, browsing/booking at the hotel's Wi-Fi. If Wi-Fi is not available, we tether our laptop to the phone's data. I used to take a Tablet on those trips, but it's not a good substitute for a laptop. Also the 5.5 inch screen of the phone serves as a substitute to the tablet.