Like any backpacker, I'm planning on taking 1 bag only (carry-on). If anyone's curious, here's what I'll be carrying with me for 4 weeks: essentails & documents (passport, e-tickets, emergency contact numbers, itinerary, guesthouse and hostel addresses, extra passport-sized photos for visas, cash, and a credit card)
a guidebook
my Bible and a journal and pen
a novel (to read and then trade/sell on the road)
camera and charging cable
a cheap digital watch (with alarm clock!)
basic med kit (hand sanitizer, tissues, band-aids, benadryl, tylenol, pepcid ac)
zip-lock bags (always handy for storing, organizing, and keeping stuff dry)
basic toiletries
hand-towel
sunscreen
bugspray
deck of cards
lip gloss and mascara :)
sunglasses
pad-locks for my bag's zipper and for hostel lockers
clothes (swimsuit, sarong, 2 pairs of capris, 3 tops, and a light long-sleeve hoodie)
...and a sturdy pair of walking sandals!
Am I forgetting anything?? Probably taking too much...
What would YOU take/leave on a 4-week backpacking trip?
Well... let me say for the record... that the mascara is probably by far the most important thing on the list.... at least it's always what I pack first lol!!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely essential. have mascara, will travel. ;)
ReplyDelete...and, you don't need blush... you can just pinch your cheeks like they do in the Jane Austen novels... :)
ReplyDeleteblush wasn't on the list!
ReplyDeleteI know... I was just thinking of the ways one could get buy with just mascara and lip gloss!
ReplyDeleteeverything else just weighs down your face and gets sweated off anyways!
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