You go on a trip away from home

I wouldn't find it rude, but it would be nice if the person would spend more time with the people he/she's vacationing with rather then with the laptop :) Of course it's another things if you went by yourself and sought alone time, then you're free to use your time the way you see fit :)

I've only been away from home a couple times since getting really involved in internet activities. The girl I went to visit was into the same online activities I was.. actually that's how we met. We didn't spend the entire visit online.. but we did check our e-mail once a day and got on for maybe half an hour a day to goof around. Aside from that we spent most of the day visiting and doing fun things.

When my family is around I don't do anything on the computer. My time with them is too precious to waste online. I live over a thousand miles from my sons, mother, sister and brother. The only relatives I care about that live close are my father and stepmother, who I see twice a month. I can go online anytime and do stuff but my family I rarely see. I hope you enjoy your time with your family!

I don't have a laptop so i wouldn't have to worry about that & i'm not going anywhere either, lol. I don't think it would be rude to take it if u are going to be there a dew days.

Great question and post. I think with the portability of technology our work lives are really taking over our personal lives. It gives us more freedom but in the end we have less freedom. It depends on how you feel about it our how much money you need to make with your routines. I would say find a balance.

If I were you, i would spend more time with my family,chit chat with them, eat with them, take pictures with them too and I've tried it also when I went to other places, its okay to bring your laptop, and log in sometime, control of self is much needed, but not all the time your gonna face your laptop. I believe you're a nice person.

Well, sometimes it can be hard to draw yourself away from the Computer when you are visiting with others, or even from time to time if you have others over at your house for a couple of days as well. I know that it can be so easy to just want to be online just long enough to see what you missed and next thing you know it is hours later, and everyone would be mad at you wondering where you are. So for me that usually meant waiting until later at night to get online for a bit and try and catch up or post some in here.

I sit in the living room with my lap top and still interact with the family and everything going on when they visit. I don't spend as much time online as I do when I'm alone but I do a little. My daughter finally understands that I need to be in contact in a small way every day because what I do online IS a daily process, not some hit or miss flight of fancy. If you go to visit, I would ask if it's ok to have your lap top open on the table so you can still interact with everyone. I take my lap top to show off my new photos to whoever I'm visiting so it's there then and so I go in and check on "my stuff" here and there LOL.

I never bring my laptop when I go back to mom's place. I am here now and am using the house computer. But I only come to the computer when my 'business' are done like chatting with the other family members or talking to mom. I give allowances to myself to be free from the net and get down to socializing in the real world.

I don't think it's rude on a long visit to say, "excuse me, I'm going to get online for a while now". But if you're online 24/7 while visiting somebody, why not just stay home?

I wouldnt really bring my laptop anywhere out of town. If I did need a laptop Id probably borrow my Dad's since it's only a netbook.^_^ I have once brought my laptop for a trip out of town but I really didnt pay that much attention to it because of the other activities that I was supposed to be doing. Yet, I did want to have some form of online connection. Anyway, in the situation you gave, I guess its best to designate a specific time for being online. I feel that the time before going to bed is best. I wouldnt have to be anywhere else and there isnt anyone who would need my time and attention. So I would be able to enjoy the short time that I would have online.^_^ Im sure you had fun visiting with your family. Its always nice to visit with loved ones.

I think that anything that interfers with your visit is rude, after all that is what the visit is all about. So give them all a hug for me.

Here is what I did last year, when I was working I had to be available 24/7 so I could remotely log into my work, as if I were sitting right there. So I told everyone I would do my best but could not guarantee my availability so I mingled and had fun with family throughout the day, but woke up at 4 am each day to do my work, this way while people slept I kept working as soon as people began to wake at like 9am I closed my laptop. Will I do this again, NO!! I was so tired and drained but this was for my off-line job and well with the salary I was making it was sort of expected, however I am no longer with them after the acts they committed towards all employees. So no even if I need the money like I do now, my family time is first and although I was there for them I was so exhausted. So again, if I take time away I would not do my online earnings and like you share some love.

I don't have a laptop, but if it were me, I'd be turning it off too. Even though I'm addicted to my online activities, to me it's just like a cellphone -- when I'm with others, turn that danged thing off.

I would not think it to be too terribly rude. Especially if it's part of how you make a living, I would assume everyone would be okay with it. I would bring my laptop if I was going to be away for an extended period of time so that I could get online every once in awhile and still earn.

well my family knows what an online hound iam and that its part of my extra change for things i need so they would probably be like yours and just wait a few minutes for me to catch up online. in fact they are usually right there with me looking online at things. they all love internet also

It depends, if you are just checking e-mails for something important that's fine. Wheras spending hours on facebook or gaming whilst ignoring the pople around you would be rude (and kinda pathetic).

Yes I want to go away from home on a trip. But I always bring many things with me like camera and many more things.

My mind is occupied with similar thoughts. I'm going to a 5 day beach holiday with my closest friends, but my fiance won't be coming along. I was thinking whether I should bring my netbook along with me so that I can still see him and talk to him on skype and maybe sneak in a few minutes of myLotting. lol. I figured since the netbook doesn't take as much space as the laptop and I won't really be doing anything else except for what I mentioned above, my friends won't be too much on my case about it. *crossing fingers*

if im with my familly i will focus to them but i will spare a litle time (my rest time) to go online