nice list -- towards the bottom is a Grundig mini-SW radio ef
http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/top-10-travel-gadgets-under-50/#more-871 *9. *The most important gadgets, in my opinion, are not those that let us travel more easily but those that let us connect with other people. A deck of cards is always in my bag, and I have friends who won’t leave home without a Frisbee. Those aren’t exactly gadgets, though. Speakers for an iPod are nice to have along — the lightweight, $29.99 *iSymphony<http://myisymphony.com/product_info.php?products_id=17&osCsid=d7ff9af1b0a604d6b9b65ec9f18dcf3d> * is what I own — but I sometimes feel like iPods promote egotism: Everyone wants to be the D.J. Instead, I love my $30, 4.7-ounce *Grundig Mini 300 shortwave radio<http://www.amazon.com/Grundig-M300Y-Mini300-Handheld-Shortwave/dp/B0002AHS44> *. It may not have the greatest receiver or speaker, but I remember one night, sitting in the foothills of the Himalayas with a new friend, tuning in to music and news broadcast from India, England, China, Russia, Vietnam and beyond, marveling at how isolated and yet how connected we felt. Nice.
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