Tuesday, August 24, 2010

What to pack - updated version

These things are the ones I took with me. The ones I left home are in italics. Also the numbers are now definite.

Random:
  • Tent
  • Sleeping bag
  • Sleeping pad (is that it in English??)
  • Watch & Alarm clock
  • TICKETS!!!
  • Phone & Camera chargers
  • Extra memory cards
  • Insurance Cards
  • Medications (own first aid kit with whatever you're used to using, painkillers, bandaids etc)
  • Scissors
  • Some kind of a multitasking tool. Bottle & can opener, corkscrew, knife etc. 
  • Pens & notebook (diary)
  • Passport & driver's license if you own one. Copies of passport as well.
  • Sun lotion (SPF 30 and SPF 50 for me)
  • Lunch pack thing, well the cutlery + plate in it and a cup of some sort.
  • Playing cards for the longish train rides
  • Presents for the people who we are staying with
Clothes:
  • Thin towel x1
  • Bikinis x1
  • Jeans x1 (leaving home wearing them)
  • Hoodie x1 (leaving home wearing them)
  • Long sleeve shirt x1
  • T-shirts x3
  • Tank tops x3
  • Underwear x6
  • Bras x2 (black & white, possibility to remove straps)
  • Socks x3 (short ankle socks) (and maybe x1 high ankle socks)
  • Sandals x1 (leather, "fancier" sandals, work with a dress
  • Sporty sandals x1 for hiking, longer walks etc
  • Sneakers x1 (leaving home wearing them)
  • Flip flops x1 for wearing while showering at hostels/campsites... Don't want to catch anything.
  • Capris x1
  • Shorts x2
  • Dress x1
  • Skirt x1
  • Bandana scarf x1
  • Small black bag for when going out
  • An over-the-shoulder bag where passports etc are carried in front of you when you're carrying the big backpack. Also when not carrying the backpack a shoulder bag is good to have in town for water bottles & whatever you carry with you while in town.
Toiletries:
  • Toothpaste & toothbrush
  • Hair brush
  • Marseilles-soap for washing clothes on the road
  • Floss
  • Hair removal things of choice
  • Minimal makeup, absolute necessities (mascara x1, black eyeliner pencil x1, a neutral eyeshadow palette with 3 eyeshadows, mineral powder foundation)
  • Shampoo & Hair conditioner, in small bottles
  • Face wash
  • Qtips
  • Tweezers
  • Nail file or clippers
  • Hairbands, hair clips or whatever needed to keep hair in control
  • Toilet paper roll. 

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