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Going on a long, faraway holiday? Before WiFi is unavailable, make sure you have enough digital material.
Let me tell you about an excursion I made last year on a boat that traversed the Arctic. It sounded amazing, National Geographic trip thru ice and back, with Polar bears, and numerous other animals. It would be ice everywhere eyes could look and snow everywhere. Man-made machines were designed to combat the elements, and navigate through the frozen wilderness of northern Norway. It sounded incredible, like an epic fight with the weather and north.

I was told to take any technology that can be carried in my bag. I did bring my laptop along and added a huge display to expand the space. As per their report, the power wasn't a problem. It was going to be a challenging task and I was unsure what to anticipate. I was unaware that I would be disconnected from my internet two days into my 14 day trip and then disappear from the Earth for the next 10 days. It was a shock to me when it was happening. No trip, regardless of how far or difficult, is supposed to result in a disconnect from the internet. In addition, I've got unfinished work to handle over the next week but I didn't adequately prepare myself for the time of downtime.

Nobody cares if you have to leave the house. Internet is everywhere. If your home internet connection is experiencing intermittent problems, it is possible to go to an area McDonalds and make use of their complimentary WiFi connection to do what you want to do. You can bring your laptop to the nearby Starbucks and use their WiFi free connection to surf the Internet at your leisure. There's no restaurant or cafe that has electricity in the north. It's far from any power source. You won't find any internet service that is free anywhere. In these situations, there are two escape routes: prepare to be disconnected from your home or get satellite access.

I'm not able to afford a satellite phone. It is way too expensive, especially to get Internet access. But , next time, I'll prepare an avid collection of audio and video before venturing out into the dark without Internet. The last time I checked, I had two songs. yt mp3 But, they were accidentally downloaded back in the past, and I was restricted in my selection of music to three songs from jazz and one song with a name that I didn't recognize. That's all. 4 songs for two weeks of nothingness.. If I knew this would happen, I would have prepared. http://mealvision28.jigsy.com/entries/general/If-I-was-in-enemy-territory-I-didnt-have-the-Internet-access-to-my-presentation-How-I-rectified-the-situation%0A I would have loaded my laptop with television shows, films and music videos. My favourite podcasts were ones that I would listen to for hours. It's easy to download them, then convert to MP3 and save to my computer. I can then lie in my bed listening to the podcasts I like, but don't always find the time to sit down and listen. This was my golden hour, 2 weeks of gold. It turned out to have been two weeks of staring at ceilings and rushing passengers to be there every when they made a sound.


Both literally and metaphorically In both ways, the journey was empty. I've never been this bored. I was aware that the ice was thick and the boat had no other choice than to turn around and go back to the shores of civilization. This was not a surprise however, again, long hours of downtime could have been spent beneficially listening to podcasts, watching DIY videos on fixing home problems, and simply listening to music. The next time, I'll convert YouTube videos from mp4 format to MP3 format on my laptop. Bring them along and you can listen to your favorite music right on your laptop. Don't be depressed, music will always lift your spirits. Hulu and Netflix apps allow you to download shows and movies offline. It is also possible to bring them with you for your long trip across the Arctic. Don't let boredom get you down. Have fun!

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