Posts Tagged: shopping


30
Jan 08

4 Days Left

We’re getting down to the home stretch before our journey begins. Next Monday we depart for Bangkok Thailand. While we’ve flown on long flights before nothing takes away from the fact that we’ll be spending 24 hours en route. Ultimately we’ll be settling into the first of many hotels over the next three months.

It’s hard to imagine that while it’s been cold and raining for 10 days straight in San Francisco that we’ll be in sunny (hopefully) and hot (no doubt) Thailand. After two years living in the temperate Bay Area I’m sure it’ll take some time to get used to the hot muggy weather of Southeast Asia.

I’m glad to say that our To-Do list is getting to a manageable length. It seems that whenever you think that you’ve gotten the list down there’s always something else to add. There is definitely something that overtakes soon to be travelers that compels them to consider buying ever little travel sized accessory and convertible piece of clothing on the market. I’ll really be glad once we actually get on the road since the preparation will finally end.


19
Jan 08

Packing List

I’m a gear junkie and unforgiving planner particularly when it comes to what I pack. regardless of if traveling like a wanna-be jet setter or backpacking through the bush I try to pack light with nothing more than a carry-on bag. This trip is officially the longest that I’ll be on the road without a home base so needless to say I’ve been working on this list for the past 3 months! I did say that I was unforgiving.

Below is my current list that I’m planning to bring within 50 liter Eagle Creek bag. If i really want to get adventurous maybe I’ll try to get everything into my newly aquired 35 liter Arc’teryx needle.

Clothes
1 hiking pants
1 prana pants
1 khaki pants
2 casual shorts
3 short-sleeve shirts
1 long-sleeve shirt
2 short-sleeve button ups
3 lightweight socks
1 swim trunks
? underwear
1 bandana
1 wool hoody
pack cover

Accessories
baseball cap
shoulder bag
sunglasses

Tools
duct-tape
nylon cord
flash light
swiss army knife or leatherman tool
battery powered razor
small nalgene water bottle
small sewing kit
zip lock bags
pad lock chain

Bath
quick-dry travel towel
Toiletries
medication
1st aid

Other
mosquito net
sleep sack liner
cable lock
inflatable travel pillow
sunglasses
notepad
pen

Paperwork
Passport
Yellow cert/vaccination card *
photos for visas
debit/credit cards
travelers checks
cash in multiple denominations
photocopies of all docs (plus scans in gmail)

Electronics
digital camera
media reader
extra memory cards
ipod
usb cord for charging

Shoes
1 cheap flip flops
Chaco hiking sandals
Salomon trail runners