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Originally Posted by abaya
You bought a laptop so you could access banking online? Why, when there are internet cafes in just about every city of the world, of any size, and they are going to have a reliable, cheap connection far more often than you'll find in any random hostel? I have never actually seen wireless offered in a hostel, though most hostels do provide free internet access through their own computers.
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Well, I didn't want to trust leaving sensitive information on a public terminal. As always, the issue is a little more complicated than that. As
Sharon has correctly pointed out, I do plan to dump my data (including photos) onto my laptop. It'll come in handy for passing time at the airport (if it had been smaller, it could have been used to pass time on the plane, too). Perhaps most importantly, it'll be my main computer when I stay in Vancouver for the month of my sister's wedding.
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No, seriously, maybe it's too late, but you really shouldn't be traveling through multiple developing countries (esp. crowded areas) with a $1000+ laptop on your back or in view of the public when you're on public transportation (e.g. trains). It's unnecessary, and it's just too much of a risk, if you ask me. Unless you have some business that you have an urgent need for conducting from the road...?
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Well, I'm not so paranoid that I think people are going to mug me for my laptop. I also didn't plan on staying at hostels. I was thinking more like second or third rate hotels. I found what look like some decent ones in downtown London (about 6 km from
Westminster Palace for about £60 a night, which is within my budget (
The Paddington, for example). How much would a hostel be? Correct me if I'm wrong but don't hostels have communal bathrooms or something?
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(Btw, shouldn't this also be in Tilted Traveling?)
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Well, I didn't even know this forum existed and the General forum gets more traffic. I want as many opinions as possible, right?