Travel Tips: Technologies #1

Usually, people try the minimum belongings when they travel. In fact, I was not good at selecting stuff for my travel. If I just needed to get the next town for 3 days weekend, I took all daily things at once. This means, I needed a suitcase, or a big backpack for the 3 days.

When I saw a backpacker in LA, he just had a small backpack for his weeks of travel. This was a surprise for me. I asked some questions for him. His suggestion was "Make sure your motivations and purposes."

There were some questions for myself:

I have my purposes and motivations. Should I...

• bring a big guide book instead of the travel apps?
• go with my camera instead of my old big camera?
• bring my pajamas? In the hotel room, nobody sees.
• my journals? I can write things on my tablet.
• need a shampoo and soap? The hotel usually have.

In my old days, I usually was with these things for 2 nights 3 days:

• Cash/Card
• Cloth
• Pajamas
• T-shirts
• Tanktops
• Briefs
• Socks
• Bath Towel
• Towels
• Snacks (Disposable)
• Water (Disposable)
• Laptop
• Camera
• Camcorder
• Travel Guidebook
• Maps
• Travel Clock
• Music Player/Headphones
• Radio
• Reading Books
• Laptop
• Cell Phone
• Shampoo/Soap
• Teeth brash/paste
• Nivea Cream
• Hair Cream
• First Aid Kit
• Pen Light
• Pens
• Journal
• Planner
• Student Card/ID
• Dictionary
• Umbrella 
• Others

After I follow his suggestion:

• Cash/Card
• Cloth
• Pajamas
• T-shirts
• Tanktops
• Briefs
• Socks
• Bath Towel
• Towels
• Snacks (Disposable)
• Water (Disposable)
• Laptop
• Camera
• Camcorder
• Travel Guidebook
• Maps
• Travel Clock
• Music Player/Headphones
• Radio
• Reading Books
• Cell Phone --> Smartphone
• Shampoo/Soap
• Teeth brash/paste
• Nivea Cream
• Hair Cream
• First Aid Kit
• Pen Light
• Pens
• Journal
• Planner
• Student Card/ID
• Dictionary
• Umbrella 
• Others

In fact, there is a magic. I could rearrange something into the same one. It's called "Smartphone."

My smartphone is included these:

• Laptop
• Camera
• Camcorder
• Travel Guidebook
• Maps
• Travel Clock
• Music Player/Headphones
• Radio
• Reading Books
• Cell Phone
• Pen Light
• Journal
• Dictionary

Naturally, people need to keep some important things on their planners for their safety travel. However, these changes are very big for ease of travel. My backpack has become from a big one to a very compact one. When I travel now, I use only one very small backpack.