internet cafes / digital photos

[lsbauer]

My DW has talked me into leaving my laptop at home for our Rhine river cruise next month. I generally take a lot of pictures and have used my laptop as a backup for my photos. I have never been to an internet cafe but from some posts in this forum I see that there is usually one near where the ships are docked. Does anyone know, if I have an USB card reader, may I plug it into their computer and upload my pictures to an online storage site?

 

How do others of you handle keeping your digital pictures safe?

 

Larry

[Tennessee Traveler]

Larry,

I bring lots of extra memory sticks. It's the best way to make sure you have plenty of memory without bringing a laptop. I have usually found internet cafes along the routes. I'm sure they will be available in Europe. I don't know whether you'll be able to download your pictures at these cafes, maybe someone else knows. Good luck, Tennessee Traveler

[lsbauer]

Thanks Tennessee. It's not really an issue of having enough memory (cards), it is that I want to have a backup of the pictures in case some disaster befalls the memory cards themselves.

 

Larry

[Tennessee Traveler]

Larry,

I know what you mean. I'm just so glad that with digital, there's so much more memory and of course, much easier to store the pictures. I always worried when I took 35mm film. Plus you never knew how the shots came out until you got home and had them developed.

Now, I can take many more pictures, bracket them too, and still be able to edit them when I get home to my computer. I haven't picked up my 35mm camera in about 6 years.

I'd like to know how you fared at the internet cafes and what you were able to do in storing your memory cards as you traveled. Thanks, TT

[Buckland]

I brought my laptop on our first cruise, then on another trip I just brought memory sticks. I will never leave my laptop at home again. I had 8 Gig of pictures to wade through when we got home the last time. With my laptop with me I can do a day's shoot each day and be able to rest through my jet lag when we get home.

 

Buck

[LynneM44]

Here's an easy backup... Take a bunch of blank CD-R (or CD-RW) or DVD-Rs (or DVD-RWs). On the ship's computer, or in an internet cafe, attach your memory card reader or cable, tuck in your blank CD or DVD into the CD/DVD drive, and copy your photos onto the CD or DVD. Label each one with the town (s) or dates of the photos.

 

I find this method much "lighter" than carrying a laptop.

[lsbauer]

Lynne,

 

GREAT IDEA!!!

 

Thanks

 

Larry