The author Regina Nadelson said, “Most travel is best of all in the anticipation or the remembering; the reality has more to do with losing your luggage.”
I would add that the worst of all in the packing. I can handle layovers, long flights, planning, waiting in lines, you name it…except for the packing. I DREAD this part. I also always put it off until the last moment. Well, that moment is here. And it is no more fun this time than in the past. So back to the grind…
I am replacing my old Sanyo Xacti with the new and improved mode. The VPC-HD700 takes true 720p high-definition video and 7 megapixel photos. I was very pleased with the outcome of my photos from previous trips–well, given that it was a quick point-and-shoot camera. Because this trip will have the potential of some interesting experiences I thought I would bump up the video quality while still upgrading the photo resolution some.
This was a particular deal because I found it on buy.com. Apparently the brown model is not popular enough, so they were discounting it down from $600 to $199. A steal in my book.
Here are the highlights:
I’m still bringing my old camera for backup and for a second option for videos.
I purchased extra batteries so I can always have power and won’t have to worry about charging every night.
$199 on buy.com
Batteries 4 x $4.50 each on Ebay
Yeah, this one was a cheesy buy. But it was cheap. We will see if it is worth the cup of coffee I had to give up to purchase it.
Simply a mini flashlight with a strap to put it on my head. It also has a magnet on the back, so we can stick it on the car to light up a tire change or look for some dropped Skittles.
I have a nicer headlamp that I will be bringing, but it eats up batteries faster.
Thank you to Paul for turning on the lamp and leaving it on outside my door running the batteries down for half a day. When I’m without light in the Pamir Mountains I will be calling your name. You can guess what I will be saying.
$4 on Ebay
