Backing up files from the iPad

I'm buying an iPad Retina tomorrow.
I will be traveling with it shortly, and will be storing images from my camera to the iPad via a Lightning USB connector.
Does this connector work the other way too? I.E. can I attach an external USB key to the connector and copy files from the iPad to the key?
btw, I do understand that I can backup using iCloud, and I will do that when I can, but uploading a day's worth of RAW files over a slow wifi isn't going to work.

No, you're correct about wifi in Italia. It's almost always slow as heck but depends where you are. Traveled there twice since 2011, and lugged a 13" Black Macbook and external drive to back up photos in raw. Worked great but heavy. Some folks recommend the Seagate wireless external 1tb hard drive to back up files, but can't seem to verify it will handle RAW files in DNG or whichever format used.
Others prefer the Nexus 7 Android tablet since it can connect to a portable hard drive via it's USB port and allow backup of files directly (as the iPad should be enabled to do). Not sure what Apple was thinking by depriving photographers of a critically important step in their work flow.
I ordered a new Haswell/Intel Asus Chromebook which has built in SD card slot and USB 2 and 3 ports. You can plug in a hard drive and use the chrome book as a conduit by which you transfer camera files from the sd to the hard drive. This, in a chrome book under $300-, and under 3 lbs. A great alternative to a way more expensive Macbook air.
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-C720-2800-11-6-Inch-Chromebook-Granite/dp/B00FNPD1OY
These are supposed to ship very soon but maybe not in time for your trip. I am only using it on such trips for email, web browsing, documents in google docs, and photo backup to external drives.

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