Jamie Y. Mo
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Hello everyone,
I am not sure if I want to bring my laptop to Camino..
I have an iPad mini that I will be bringing but I won't have a phone.
I will need an electronic device to find some info occasionally for sure so I cannot abandon all the electronic devices behind me as I wish to... but the idea of bringing a laptop sound a bit too much for me.
I would like to hear how other people manage this issue, perhaps?
Thank you.
I only brought my iPhone 6+. I was able to do everything I needed with that one device. If you won't have a phone, I'd bring the mini, but I definitely would not bring a laptop, unless my livelihood depended on my having my laptop with me. You can do a ton with an iPad mini.Hello everyone,
I am not sure if I want to bring my laptop to Camino..
I have an iPad mini that I will be bringing but I won't have a phone.
I will need an electronic device to find some info occasionally for sure so I cannot abandon all the electronic devices behind me as I wish to... but the idea of bringing a laptop sound a bit too much for me.
I would like to hear how other people manage this issue, perhaps?
Thank you.
I brought an iPad because I wanted to download and view photos frequently (I don't own a laptop - they weigh a ton, I have a big desktop machine and iPad is very productive when away from home). I brought a phone too. If money is an issue for you and you're only choice is the iPad mini, you could make calls via Skype but only when you have wifi. You wouldn't be able to make emergency calls or use Google maps while on the move. A phone would be a very useful investment as everyone has said. You don't need an expensive model, 32gig would be plenty big enough, even if you're using it as your camera ( just backup to the cloud when you have wifi at night). People who use a 64 or 128gig (I think 256gig is absurdly big) phone are carrying thousands of photos and movies and games and are shooting videos all the time without downloading - just a sloppy bad habit! I have a good few apps which I use mostly for travel, my phone is a 64gig which has turned out to be way overkill, I could have done with a 32gig easily. I lost phone reception only briefly once on the whole CF - out east in the hills near Pamplona.Hello everyone,
I am not sure if I want to bring my laptop to Camino..
I have an iPad mini that I will be bringing but I won't have a phone.
I will need an electronic device to find some info occasionally for sure so I cannot abandon all the electronic devices behind me as I wish to... but the idea of bringing a laptop sound a bit too much for me.
I would like to hear how other people manage this issue, perhaps?
Thank you.
Oh, I've met a man in Moratinos in 2011 with a 28 kilos backpack with TWO (!!!) laptops in it. Forgot why he was using them for but I couldn't believe it and eventually he pulled them out of his backpack. It was true. And completely crazyLast year I brought my small Kindle Fire tablet and used it only once or twice. My phone was all I really needed. I didn't see a single person with a laptop on the Camino.
In some albergues there are computers to use. I got on to check train schedules once. The computers were slow, but with patience, I got the info I needed on a big screen. -- I only took my iPhone, and turned it off during the day. I checked in with my husband (who was sure I'd get eaten by a lion), every evening.Great. Thanks everyone. I will just leave my laptop at home and won't bother anymore.
We had a very basic Michelin map pamphlet and a watch ... we made out fine.Hello everyone,
I am not sure if I want to bring my laptop to Camino..
I have an iPad mini that I will be bringing but I won't have a phone.
I will need an electronic device to find some info occasionally for sure so I cannot abandon all the electronic devices behind me as I wish to... but the idea of bringing a laptop sound a bit too much for me.
I would like to hear how other people manage this issue, perhaps?
Thank you.
Thanks for the info. What is the electrical voltage in Spain?I only brought my iPhone 6+. I was able to do everything I needed with that one device. If you won't have a phone, I'd bring the mini, but I definitely would not bring a laptop, unless my livelihood depended on my having my laptop with me. You can do a ton with an iPad mini.
220. Most chargers these days are universal, meaning they will work on 110 or 220. The iPhone charger is universal. All you need is a European style plug adapter.Thanks for the info. What is the electrical voltage in Spain?
Hello everyone,
I am not sure if I want to bring my laptop to Camino..
I have an iPad mini that I will be bringing but I won't have a phone.
I will need an electronic device to find some info occasionally for sure so I cannot abandon all the electronic devices behind me as I wish to... but the idea of bringing a laptop sound a bit too much for me.
I would like to hear how other people manage this issue, perhaps?
Thank you.
I don't want to be pedantic, but most of Europe is now providing 230 V at 50 Hz.220. Most chargers these days are universal, meaning they will work on 110 or 220. The iPhone charger is universal. All you need is a European style plug adapter.
I guess you would be posting here non-stop...
On a personal note : even at home I have a tendency of letting the laptop slip out of my hands so I cannot even imagine to bring it on a Camino : that would be begging for a disaster to happen
As I know it's between 220-240 V at 50 Hz, which makes 230 V right. 210 V wasn'tI don't want to be pedantic, but most of Europe is now providing 230 V at 50 Hz.
For your phone/tablet/iPhone/iPod, the best solution is to buy an USB charger, with multiple plugs: you will be loved!
Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
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