On our recent trip to Ireland, I decided to bring my iPad instead of hauling my laptop. It worked beautifully!
I watched movies, read books and magazines, and played scrabble with the iPad on the long flights to and from Dublin. It was also super simple to access the hotel's free WiFi, allowing us to send and receive email, keep up with the World Series, and talk with our son, using the iPad Skype app.
I also used the iPad when reading late at night while I was fighting jet-lag and Jim was sleeping. With the iPad Kindle app instead of the Kindle, I read without turning on the lamp by using the iPad's backlighting, which I dimmed. My Kindle isn't backlit and I don't have a reading light. Next trip, I'll leave the Kindle and its charger at home.
We never did figure out why we couldn't access the hotel's WiFi with our iPhones. But it was easy and fun to use free WiFi in cafes and restaurants with our phones, which were lighter to carry on tours than our iPad. And since the iPad easily fit in our room safe, which the laptop wouldn't have, I had no worries about leaving it.
In summary, turns out the iPad is a great travel accessory even when going overseas.
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