我在旅行中如何寫作 How I write while traveling
我出去旅行基本上不帶電腦，一來可以減輕背包重量（別忘了有電腦就一定會有充電器！），二來可以減少被偷被搶時的損失。這下問題來了——像我如此多嘴撈叨的人，在旅行中要如何寫作呢？難道是手指在螢幕上敲敲敲、敲出一篇1000字文章來嗎？當然不是。
每次出門我都會帶一條小小的線材「USB OTG」，其功用就是把一般Android的充電/傳輸埠轉成一般的USB母端。不要小看這個轉換——手機有了USB母端，不只可以接上鍵盤、滑鼠，甚至還可以接上讀卡機上傳照片，幾乎就和一台筆記型電腦無異。我每次就是用這個方法在手機上外接電腦鍵盤，直接用鍵盤在手機上打文章，如同照片中所示。
（照片攝於喬治亞城市Zugdidi的麥當勞，原本是想去看看那裡會不會有什麼當地特有的菜色，結果完全沒有，讓我有點失望；幸好麥當勞環境很舒服，又有穩定且免費的wifi，於是索性就在那裡寫文章。）
I always travel without my laptop, for two reasons: (1) to make my backpack lighter; (2) to minimize potential loss if I ever get robbed or stolen. But, how do I then write travel updates without a computer?
The secret is in a tiny cable called "USB OTG" (i.e. On-The-Go). It converts the Android transferring/charging port to a regular USB port. Don't underestimate its usefulness -- with that, things like keyboard, mouse and even card reader can be plugged into your phone, and your phone can be turned into a mini laptop! This is how I write while traveling, as shown in the photo.
(Taken at a McDonalds in Zugdidi, Georgia. Was hoping I'd see some localized options on the menu, but later I was disappointed :( fortunately, the fast food restaurant still provided me comfortable seating and free wifi, which doesn't exist everywhere in that country. I sat there and wrote until my overnight train arrived.)
