The backpack:
- Folder with A4 book sized itinerary complete with maps and mini-adventures all planned out day by day for the entire month.
- Puppet (Suzie the Dinosaur, which I designed specially so she was small enough to squash and fold into the bottom of my backpack)
- “Just in case bag”: small zip-lock bag with essentials eg. band-aids, aspirin, plastic spoons...
- Small travel sewing kit to fix clothes, bags and of course, my puppet
- Small HD video camera with still photo function with flash
- 2 x 4 gig memory cards
- 1 x usb drive kept around neck with copies of all documents and photos
- 4 gig MP3 player full with music and fold away headphones
- Fold away shopping bag
- Fold away raincoat
- Sunglasses
- Jumper and scarf for air-conditioned air-planes
- Toiletries, floss and sanitising hand-gel
- Laundry soap for hand washing clothes in hotel bathrooms
- Empty water bottle to fill up after passing customs
- Bed socks for in the plane
The Pink Suitcase:
- 10 pairs of underpants
- 4 pairs of socks
- Extra pair of shoes (black leather low-cut converse that fold small)
- 1 pair of jeans
- 1 summer dress
- 1 3/4 pants
- 5 t-shirts
- 2 singlets
- 2 long sleeve shirts
- Small bag with adapters and chargers
This will be my life for the next month! Hopefully I haven’t forgotten anything!
