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Mar 13, 2010 | 8:51 pm
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I've been amazed at how fast the new posts on this site scroll. A lot of very busy people. That led me to wonder something. Are a lot of you sitting in a layover situation at an airport, reading and posting on your laptops or other portable computing devices. Given the number of people at any one time who are in the midst of a trip, that could explain the high volume of messages here. In my recent trips, I've seen quite a lot of people in airport terminals on their laptops. The very fact that the security tips include how they want to see your laptop (out of the case, visible) tells me that there are a lot of traveling notebooks out there.
Mar 13, 2010 | 11:06 pm
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Personally, I only read FT when I am in the comfort of my own home or in a hotel room. I almost never browse FT while in an airport, on my blackberry, basically while I'm on the go.
Others on this board are definitely not like me.
Others on this board are definitely not like me.
Mar 14, 2010 | 12:51 am
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Well, there's one anyway. I think I'd be tempted to do a search for my next destination if I were out on a trip. Before going to Bulgaria, I spent some time on Virtual Tourist forum, especially the sections for cities I knew we were going to visit. It was somewhat informative for me.
Mar 14, 2010 | 10:47 am
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Whenever I'm in an airline lounge I always use the desktops to read FT. Plus I always leave the page open when I leave. Always a chance some frequent traveller who has never heard of this site will read it and become addicted as well.
