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In the past, map and guide books are the only tools for traveling. But now, more and more new technologies are invented and they provide a more sophisticated guide for tourists and make the trips easier to go. New technologies like Wi-Fi and GPS are the most popular tools now. Wi-Fi is a wireless local area network. People can use Wi-Fi to get access to the internet and search for what they want. Wi-Fi is very useful as you can find maps, descriptions of the tourist spots and transportations on the internet. GPS is a tool that can trace where you are. By using satellites, GPS can show you the position and also the way to go to the places you want. Using the new technologies can make travelers feel safer and give them convenience. Feeling more secure and convenient, people are indirectly encouraged to travel more.

Everything seems fine when there are new technologies. But do you think it is good to have new technologies around us always? It is no doubt that technologies give us convenient and make our life better. They can improve our life quality and save our time. But because of the convenience that technologies bring, people rely on them more. It is not uncommon to see people using iphones, netbooks or smart phones on the street. Wi-Fi is everywhere. You can get access to the internet even in a shopping centre. Technologies were at first an additional tool for people. But now they have already become daily essentials. People can’t live without them.


Travel by using technologies has undeniably shortened travelers’ time to find the way and tourists do not even need to bring the heavy guide books with them. For me, traveling using maps and guide books can bring us more memorable experiences than using new technologies. Using maps, you are searching by yourselves. But using GPS, you are just following the instructions. It sounds like you are controlled by the new technologies.

I can’t agree more that technologies help us a lot in travel. I do think that we should make use of new technologies when travelling. But I would like to remind people not to just rely on new technologies. People are not that stupid and they can live without technologies. Technologies are only tools that help you but not control you. So, don’t let technologies lead you and try to control over them.