Benefits of the iPad 2 for Travelers | iamthewitch Food and Travel Escapades

5 Reasons to Get the Apple iPad 2

iPad 2, the successor of the famous brainchild from Apple, is now the talk of the town. When the first iPad was announced early last year, I immediately brushed off the idea of getting one, thinking that it’s rather redundant and a waste of money, especially since I already had an iPhone and a laptop. Fast forward a year later, I’m about to bite my own words. I have to say, it took me about that long to realize that the iPad is not just an accessory, it’s almost a necessity especially for travelers. To think that the iPad 2 now comes lighter and slimmer, I am just THIS close to getting one for myself!

Slimmer and sexier!

This is why I want to get an iPad 2!

1. Blogging on the Go

Whenever I travel, my blog would be left high and dry, because I just could not bear the thought of bringing my heavy laptop about, together with its long wires and power adaptor. Therefore, no laptop = no blogging. Some might think that I should not even be thinking about blogging when I’m out having a vacation, but sometimes, when you see that spectacular view or that magnificent sunset, you just had to share it! It’s true! When I was touring in Australia, I couldn’t help but be awed by the beautiful scenery and sunset that I just had to get my words and pictures out. With no laptop in hand, I tried blogging using my iPhone 3GS and boy, was it hard work! Typing was a chore, so was resizing pictures! Not to mention, the pictures taken by my iPhone did not do justice to the gorgeous place at all! You can read this post if you don’t believe me.

Typing is a breeze with iPad 2

Now with an iPad 2, I can foresee myself blogging on the go, whenever necessary. Not only that, I am also able to blog hop and reply emails easily. If there’s no internet, I can always look for Wi-fi spots or buy a temporary broadband SIM card. Easy!

Surfing would be easier

2. Never get lost!

During my Australian road trip, we rented a car to drive to the suburbs on our own. Being the navigator, I had to rely on the paper map, the GPS and Google maps on my phone! It was NOT easy juggling among these three. But what I found out was I could rely on the Google maps on my iPhone more compared to the other two, since it had a better database. I only wished for a bigger screen! Now with iPad 2, I would have nothing to complain about. No need for the tiresome zooming in and out to find out how far my destination point is from where I am.

Juggling among the map, iPhone and GPS

Bigger Google maps on iPad 2

3. Photos on the big screen

I love taking photos! Photos of food, of places, of people.. Having a big screen for me to review my pictures would be so much better than my small camera LCD. That way, I could immediately see how my pictures would look like on the big screen instead of having to painstakingly zoom in with my camera LCD.

Photo albums

Better still, if I had an Eye-Fi SD card, my pictures from the camera would immediately be viewable through the gorgeous iPad screen! Talk about efficiency. It means I could edit pictures, upload them and share on the spot!

Photo viewing made easy

Sharing pictures on the spot

4. Entertainment on my fingertips

I visit my hometown in Kampar once a month, usually by taking the train. The 2-hour journey in the train is usually spent either sleeping away or staring into space. But with an iPad 2 in hand, there is so much that I can do! I can choose to play games..

Playing games on the iPad 2

watch movies…

Choosing a movie

or even read an e-book! The possibilities are endless! And literally, all of them within my fingertips. Just thinking about it is already putting me in a gleeful mood!

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Library of e-books

5. Communication, communication, communication

Last but not least, an iPad 2 keeps me connected to the world! As long as I have internet connection, I not only can chat online with my family or friends, I can also do a video call. It doesn’t matter anymore where I am in the world.