As a few of you know hubby and I are off backpacking around Europe in a few weeks. We will be gone for 10 months minimum and im starting to get everything ready to pack.
We have a backpack each - trust me they dont hold much! As a travel agent I know most of the normal things to pack but I always end up away with something forgotten.
Any ideas on what else I need to pack, I have the usual clothes and then:
1 small bag for my make up
Thermals
Shower thongs for the terrible hostels
First aid pack - We are hiking at Anzac cove over Anzac day
Padlocks
Zip lock bags
Bathers
Micro fibre towel
Ipod speakers (they are super tiny)
Hat
We are spending the first 3 months in fairly cold weather, the middle 3 months in hot greek weather and then the last 3 months in freezinf weather hahahaha.
A universal adapter for phone chargers
Memory card spare for your camera
Not sure if it is relevant to you, but my sister leaves for 6 months OS in April, but is an epileptic, so is taking a medicalert bracelet thingy. Essential if you have any severe allergies to anything, or any illnesses.
Torch
Poncho?
A universal adapter for phone chargers
Memory card spare for your camera
Not sure if it is relevant to you, but my sister leaves for 6 months OS in April, but is an epileptic, so is taking a medicalert bracelet thingy. Essential if you have any severe allergies to anything, or any illnesses.
Torch
Poncho?
Good luck! So excited for you
Thanks heaps Lex! Im so excited as well, putting our travel blog together as we speak, going to add it to my signature so people can follow us around Europe
Ive got a Universal Adaptor, just forgot to put it on the list but thanks for reminding me :-) Ive got really bad Asthma so more medication is another good one, tyring to save on space so hubby is taking a small (in size not memory) portable hard drive so we can put all our photos on that and then bacl them up on the laptop as well :-)
If i were hiking id hate an annoying toe nail digging in and nothing is worse then a half ripped of nail that you cant leave alone till its not snagging anymore!
Haha I love someone that is practical!!! Thanks Jen ill add it to my list
God I sound like a barbie but im not going overseas to grow hairy armpits and legs, im going to have fun, party and get my drink on with hubby! Hahahaa
Ah, this brings back memories. We backpacked for 7 months 6 years ago. I know what you mean about the packs and not being able to take much!!
We did an around the world trip so encountered all sorts of weather. It does make it tough when packing. Some things I would highly recommend would be:
- a decent wind fleece jacket. I got mine half price at a Kathmandu sale but I'd spend at least a couple of hundred bucks on one. It was awesome and so light. DH was VERY jealous
- a Swiss Army knife. We used ours daily. I kid you not. Best thing ever
- I'd just use your normal thongs to wear in the shower. I had a pair for the shower especially but binned them as they were just an extra pair of shoes I really didn't need
- a Lonely Planet guide or, at the least, photocopies of some of the main pages of the countries you plan on visiting. It helped us SO many times. Priceless for info such as where to find supermarkets (so much harder than you think!), cheap eats, discount tourist offers and good, cheap accommodation. We did use the net to book most of our accommodation (hostels and cheap pensions) but the LP saved our arses on several occasions.
- mini-Mag light
- cheap cutlery and a bowl each. If you end up staying in Pensions, you'd be surprised how many don't have kitchen facilities. If you're happy to eat out a lot then no stress but we were on a limited budget but unlimited time so we often dined in.
- dressy flat shoes for pubs, clubs, etc. I took a pair of dressy thongs. Light weight and comfy.
- sunscreen
- sounds gross but we shared one decent razor - DH's
- tinea cream. It was so difficult to explain that to a pharmacist in Florence!! And although we wore thongs in the showers, we still got manky feet at least once.
- tweezers - no time for waxing so plucking it is!
- a sarong - ours doubled as a towel/sarong and a picnic rug. We ate in parks a lot - as you do in Europe
- immunisation records. We went to Egypt so had shots required for there and various boosters. Was handy to know what we'd had in case we ended up in hossi
- pen or two
- blow up pillows - little cheap ones from The $2 Shop or something similar. Used ours a lot on ferries, trains, busses, etc. They were great.
- a cheap bag (netted bag or a environmental green bag) that can double as a beach bag or shopping bag.
I think they are the main things. I'll let you know if I think of anything else.
What would you take???
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and nothing is worse then a half ripped of nail that you cant leave alone till its not snagging anymore!
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