6 July 2009 – One of my constant travel companions, whether for work or for pleasure, is my Apple iPod. Since the second version of the iPod was released, I have always had one. When it comes to traveling or even going to work, I can’t imagine leaving the house with out my iPod.
In the 80′s, it was the tape player Sony Walkman with which one would travel with. They were bulky and tapes, well, they don’t pack very well. Oh, and let’s not forget about the time it took to make a mixed tape back in those days. Most Walkmans would play about 4 to 6 hours on new batteries. But that was pretty much as long as you never fast forwarded or reversed the tape.
Then in the 90′s we go the Sony DiscMan. Better than a Walkman, but just as bulky. CD, while thinner, didn’t travel as well as the jewl cases, I found, constantly cracked.
But, these day’s, the iPod packs more than any other portable entertainment technology. The newer versions allow you to store video and games. It has become part of my travel routine to purchase new songs and video content for my iPod just for a trip. Even better is thea ability to rent videos to view on your iPod. This is a terrific advance as many airplanes that fly transcontinental in the US do not have night light entertainment systems. Another plus is that if you are stuck at the airport, your iPod can fill in the gaps.
On all my trips, I have had my iPod playing, providing my own background music. When ever a listen to certain songs after a trip, they take me back in time and my mind replays what I was experiencing at the time. Often, the song lists I put together for a trip, give a trip a certain pace, especially if I know that I am going to be traveling on any high speed trains, I tend to put appropriatly paces songs on for such adventures.
The battery life is great on iPods, at least for the first 6 months. For a heavy user like me, I have noticed a nose dive in battery life after about 6 to 9 months. This was more significant with the 2nd and 3rd generation iPods. To help prolong battery life, I purchased a rechargable external battery supply that helps provide an additional 10 hours of battery life. This comes in really handy on long flighs.
Honestly, I can’t imaging traveling with out my iPods and it lessens the feeling of being alone on trips when traveling alone.
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