Comments on: Connected Travel – Friend or Foe? http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/whatboundaries/2009/11/17/connected-travel-friend-or-foe/ What boundaries? Join Cheryl and Lisa to discover there are none Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:14:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: hop skip jump peru http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/whatboundaries/2009/11/17/connected-travel-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 hop skip jump peru Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:11:17 +0000 http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/whatboundaries/?p=272#comment-1242 I agree it is a bit of a dilemna. While the technology is great and makes our lives easier in many ways, it also takes a bit of the senes of adventure away from things I think. I agree it is a bit of a dilemna. While the technology is great and makes our lives easier in many ways, it also takes a bit of the senes of adventure away from things I think.

]]> By: Beth Whitman http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/whatboundaries/2009/11/17/connected-travel-friend-or-foe/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Beth Whitman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:38:42 +0000 http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/whatboundaries/?p=272#comment-1109 Interesting. I've just been pondering a similar post. I just returned from 5 weeks in India and Bhutan. What I found was that having the ability to connect wirelessly through my iPhone, actually made re-entry easier. I didn't feel the jolt of dread in opening my inbox because I already knew what was there. I did limit the amount of time I spent online so I never felt distracted from my travels. But, it is a delicate balance - spending too much time online and you're distracted from your traveling companions and risk not paying attention to the culture that you likely spent thousands to visit. Interesting. I’ve just been pondering a similar post.

I just returned from 5 weeks in India and Bhutan. What I found was that having the ability to connect wirelessly through my iPhone, actually made re-entry easier. I didn’t feel the jolt of dread in opening my inbox because I already knew what was there.

I did limit the amount of time I spent online so I never felt distracted from my travels. But, it is a delicate balance – spending too much time online and you’re distracted from your traveling companions and risk not paying attention to the culture that you likely spent thousands to visit.

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