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When
packing for your big trip, remember always: less is
better. Think about everything you want to take, and
discard anything that isn't an absolute necessity - you'll
be sorry when you end up walking for hours in dead heat with
your complete personal belongings on your back.
As a guide, here are some suggestions: |
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Pack:
- backpack
- day
pack
- 2
small locks
- bungee
cord (for wrapping around door and rack on trains)
- sleeping
sheet (thin and light)
- a
large (light weight) nylon stuff sack to put back pack
in during flight, it protects the straps and cords
from being damaged by luggage handlers
- a
water bottle
- an
extra buckle for the straps on your backpack
Documents:
- passport
& visas
- health
card
- hostel
card
- driver's
license (even though you're not driving, is used for
security deposit on keys, etc.)
Health:
- 1st
aid kit with bandaids, tape, and antibiotic ointment,
antacid, cold medicine, vitamin C
- anti-diarrhoea
and anti-nausea tablets
- extra
pair of prescription glasses
- toothpaste,
brush, floss
- nail
clippers, tweezers
- ear
plugs
- tissues,
Q-tips
- suntan/sunburn
lotion
- razor
- hand
wipes
- shampoo/conditioner
- hair
ties
- fem
stuff
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Equipment:
- compass
- binoculars
(small pair for seeing frescos)
- small
light
- pocket
knife
- screwdriver,
corkscrew and bottle opener might come in handy
- eating
utensil cup
- small
alarm clock for those early morning flights
- torch,
along with spare batteries
- camera
& film
- recorder
& tapes (audio tapes are great to send home)
- batteries
(camera, recorder)
- small
bag of detergent
- small
sewing kit
- a
referee's whistle is a great item for a woman to have
with her
- pen,
paper, journal
- plastic
bags (sandwich size, ziplock) - separate currencies,
leaking items etc
- guidebook
- books
to read
- language
reference
Clothing:
- windbreaker/raincoat
- two
pairs of pants (jeans/a pair of kacky pants)
- six
pairs of socks
- 6
pairs of underwear
- three
bras
- two
pairs of shoes (hiking boots/tennis shoes)
- a
pair of light cheap thongs (need to dry quick on the
pack)
- 2
T-shirts (you will buy more as needed)
- one
sweater
- gloves
- ear/headband
or hat
- 2
pair shorts
- a
bandana comes in handy lots of ways
- plastic
bags to keep wet or dirty clothes away from your other
luggage
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