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Hello Everyone I will be Backpacking for the first time in my life from May to August.. I am very exited but of course this is my first time so I am kind of nervous and clueless..
What should I pack with me ?
SHould i bring a suit case or just buy one of these Camping back pack?
Laptop or no etc....
How to manage my stuff and all that ...
Thank you. & please.. Helpful insights + advises only.. no jokester please.
Answer
1...A well made safe secure belt bag (money belt) for your passport, travel insurance documents. airline ticket, cash, cards, etc.
Wear at least one layer of clothing over it.
See on here for details and styles, advice etc...see the link on it.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091129114006AAd3zd9 . . .
2..Two ways to travel
a....A 65-70L backpack, well fitted in a proper camping store with well trained staff
It's your back doing the carrying.
b...A suitcase with wheels. OK if you're not doing any walks but backpacks will put up with getting slung around by airport baggage handlers better than suitcases will unless you get a very very good case.
For cheaper ones, expect to find no handle on it sometime when you collect it from the baggage hall.
Handles are good for slinging cases around with......I worked in an airport ten years....I've seen plenty of that.
Two ways to pack.
a...Cram it with goodies, saw the kitchen sink in half for easier packing, take half a house and everything else you might need .
Lug it all around, more and more every week as you buy stuff abroad, and buy another bag to cram stuff in.
Repack at the airport to save $100 excess baggage on the return flight for $50-worth of worn clothes and then you can keep the assorted goodies collected on the way round.
Post stuff home to avoid carrying it for weeks. Post is safe, even from remote regions.
I lived in SE Asia for three years, traveled around, still travel.
b....Go with a shoulder bag or a mostly empty backpack and get stuff there.
Just take some essentials like a change of clothes, some toiletries and washing kit, a copy of Lonely Planet South East Asia, sweets and biscuits for the plane to nibble between on-board meals, camera, maybe a phone, if you have one that works in Asia.
All over the world there are people who go shopping and shops to sell things to them.
Mostly much cheaper than at home all over S.E.Asia .
You can buy ANYTHING.....cheap.
Last trip to Peru and Chile I took a shoulder bag and came back loaded with local goodies and crafts in an 80l pack with no extra baggage to pay.
Not the first time I've done that.
Go empty, come back full
No laptop. Too want-able by others and just more weight to carry around.
All the backpacker hostels have internet so you can book the next hostel, local airline tickets etc, email home.
Hostel booking sites...Hostelbookers,Hostelworld,Hostelz.com etc. All are safe and reliable for hostels and budget hotels worldwide.
Example in Cambodia. This one is a motel. Start saving early...it's $6 a night....six US dollars
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/cambodia/banlung/ . . . . .
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/cambodia/ . . . . .
Internet cafes can be found even in some remote villages with satellite or TV cable links if they don't have a normal phone line, not just in the towns.
Use them to phone home...around 50c a minute.You'll see the ads outside...cheap international calls.
English is common or a mixture of English and local....PC internet baang...Internet Phong etc
Example in stressed out South Korea which has 20 000 internet cafes.....they're not all so bad, just most of 'em,haha
This'll sum it up for South Korean kids....
http://blog.andthensome.nl/wp-content/images/addicted.jpg . . . . . .
http://www.world66.com/asia/northeastasia/southkorea/internetcafes . . . . .
Don't look rich, don't 'brag' ..don't upset the locals. Be friendly.
When you travel you are an example of your own country. For some people in remote areas you will be the first they see of a real one, not just TV stuff.
It's your chance to shine and help in your own small way for international relations....
In Muslim countries like Malaysia, always dress modestly.....no minis or low tops.
In the hostels there will be people from almost anywhere in the world.
Go shopping together and share the food costs. Help each other in the hostel kitchen and learn from each other for different cooking styles and recipes.
Go out together. Take care of each other...you're all in the same boat, far from home.
You could be a really good locally trained wok expert when you get home.....
Like this...paint the ceiling black first if you try it at home
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x75ei4_cuisine-au-wok-au-thai-village-a-au_travel
You can get some weird combos and highly interesting flavours with a western European African Vietnamese main course and Russian cabbage soup with pickled Cambodian snake cutlets and fresh tomato......
Or just do a lasagne....you'll find all you need for it....
Have a load of fun.....
1...A well made safe secure belt bag (money belt) for your passport, travel insurance documents. airline ticket, cash, cards, etc.
Wear at least one layer of clothing over it.
See on here for details and styles, advice etc...see the link on it.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091129114006AAd3zd9 . . .
2..Two ways to travel
a....A 65-70L backpack, well fitted in a proper camping store with well trained staff
It's your back doing the carrying.
b...A suitcase with wheels. OK if you're not doing any walks but backpacks will put up with getting slung around by airport baggage handlers better than suitcases will unless you get a very very good case.
For cheaper ones, expect to find no handle on it sometime when you collect it from the baggage hall.
Handles are good for slinging cases around with......I worked in an airport ten years....I've seen plenty of that.
Two ways to pack.
a...Cram it with goodies, saw the kitchen sink in half for easier packing, take half a house and everything else you might need .
Lug it all around, more and more every week as you buy stuff abroad, and buy another bag to cram stuff in.
Repack at the airport to save $100 excess baggage on the return flight for $50-worth of worn clothes and then you can keep the assorted goodies collected on the way round.
Post stuff home to avoid carrying it for weeks. Post is safe, even from remote regions.
I lived in SE Asia for three years, traveled around, still travel.
b....Go with a shoulder bag or a mostly empty backpack and get stuff there.
Just take some essentials like a change of clothes, some toiletries and washing kit, a copy of Lonely Planet South East Asia, sweets and biscuits for the plane to nibble between on-board meals, camera, maybe a phone, if you have one that works in Asia.
All over the world there are people who go shopping and shops to sell things to them.
Mostly much cheaper than at home all over S.E.Asia .
You can buy ANYTHING.....cheap.
Last trip to Peru and Chile I took a shoulder bag and came back loaded with local goodies and crafts in an 80l pack with no extra baggage to pay.
Not the first time I've done that.
Go empty, come back full
No laptop. Too want-able by others and just more weight to carry around.
All the backpacker hostels have internet so you can book the next hostel, local airline tickets etc, email home.
Hostel booking sites...Hostelbookers,Hostelworld,Hostelz.com etc. All are safe and reliable for hostels and budget hotels worldwide.
Example in Cambodia. This one is a motel. Start saving early...it's $6 a night....six US dollars
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/cambodia/banlung/ . . . . .
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/cambodia/ . . . . .
Internet cafes can be found even in some remote villages with satellite or TV cable links if they don't have a normal phone line, not just in the towns.
Use them to phone home...around 50c a minute.You'll see the ads outside...cheap international calls.
English is common or a mixture of English and local....PC internet baang...Internet Phong etc
Example in stressed out South Korea which has 20 000 internet cafes.....they're not all so bad, just most of 'em,haha
This'll sum it up for South Korean kids....
http://blog.andthensome.nl/wp-content/images/addicted.jpg . . . . . .
http://www.world66.com/asia/northeastasia/southkorea/internetcafes . . . . .
Don't look rich, don't 'brag' ..don't upset the locals. Be friendly.
When you travel you are an example of your own country. For some people in remote areas you will be the first they see of a real one, not just TV stuff.
It's your chance to shine and help in your own small way for international relations....
In Muslim countries like Malaysia, always dress modestly.....no minis or low tops.
In the hostels there will be people from almost anywhere in the world.
Go shopping together and share the food costs. Help each other in the hostel kitchen and learn from each other for different cooking styles and recipes.
Go out together. Take care of each other...you're all in the same boat, far from home.
You could be a really good locally trained wok expert when you get home.....
Like this...paint the ceiling black first if you try it at home
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x75ei4_cuisine-au-wok-au-thai-village-a-au_travel
You can get some weird combos and highly interesting flavours with a western European African Vietnamese main course and Russian cabbage soup with pickled Cambodian snake cutlets and fresh tomato......
Or just do a lasagne....you'll find all you need for it....
Have a load of fun.....
DILEMMA! What should I do with my summer? (Senior in hs)?
Q. My plans for summer were interrupted abruptly today. I need to make a decision by April 29th on what to do with my summer. If you were in my shoes what would you do? I intend to major in geology and minor in geophysics.
A) I received a 6000 dollar scholarship to do a geological field camp with incoming freshman and faculty at Texas A&M. We will travel from southern Texas to the Grand Canyon over a 16 day period and spend the time in the field learning geology hands on. We will explore abandoned mines, volcanic hotspots in Big Bend National Park, sand dunes and playa hotspots in new Mexico, study erosion in the Grand Canyon, and do fieldwork in Carlsbad Caverns.
-Get 4 college credits for Geo 101 (Lab+Lecture)
-Completely paid for, tuition, room and board, and travel expenses.
-Develop relationships with faculty and make friends with 19 other incoming freshman
Option B)
-Ignore the scholarship offer and fly to Singapore and live with family over there 4-6 weeks. Cost will be 2500$ for the plane ticket. I will also visit Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia while I am in southeast Asia. I will be backpacking alone. Probably will party on Thai beaches for a couple of weeks!
A) I received a 6000 dollar scholarship to do a geological field camp with incoming freshman and faculty at Texas A&M. We will travel from southern Texas to the Grand Canyon over a 16 day period and spend the time in the field learning geology hands on. We will explore abandoned mines, volcanic hotspots in Big Bend National Park, sand dunes and playa hotspots in new Mexico, study erosion in the Grand Canyon, and do fieldwork in Carlsbad Caverns.
-Get 4 college credits for Geo 101 (Lab+Lecture)
-Completely paid for, tuition, room and board, and travel expenses.
-Develop relationships with faculty and make friends with 19 other incoming freshman
Option B)
-Ignore the scholarship offer and fly to Singapore and live with family over there 4-6 weeks. Cost will be 2500$ for the plane ticket. I will also visit Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia while I am in southeast Asia. I will be backpacking alone. Probably will party on Thai beaches for a couple of weeks!
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Get a job, and earn some money....
Get a job, and earn some money....
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