{"id":822,"date":"2010-08-08T17:06:39","date_gmt":"2010-08-08T15:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/complexitymaze.com\/?p=822"},"modified":"2010-08-08T17:06:39","modified_gmt":"2010-08-08T15:06:39","slug":"what-to-pack-for-a-loooong-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/complexitymaze.com\/?p=822","title":{"rendered":"What to pack for a loooong trip?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>First of all: I’m not really the backpacking type. The reality is that I’m going travelling for what right now looks like a year, but as my husband says: “Don’t put an end date on it. It will just confuse people if we decide to come back after 3 months or 3 years.” And he’s probably right.<\/p>\n

Secondly, I’m too old for budget backpacking and cheap hotels. I like a comfy bed and running hot water IN my hotel room. I like to dress up to go out in the evening and I can’t live without WiFi and my computer. I’m probably a “medium” budget traveller: no 5 star hotels for me unless they are really cheap, but I’ll prefer a 3 star minimum and I love swimming pools.<\/p>\n

We have decided to tour a bit of Asia with stops in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia and maybe more but we really like the thought of just “winging it” as we go along, so nothing is set in stone. We need to keep expenses at about 3500 USD\/20000 DKK a month to be able to stay for 12 months, that is if we do not produce anything of value as we go along. (The plan is to code up some of our own projects, that we have been neglecting and if some of those projects produce an income that would allow us to tweak the budget. Of course this blog is also a very small source of income through Google Ads.)<\/p>\n

So… what to pack for such a trip? I found inspiration in this video:<\/p>\n

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As Nick mentions:
\nA security pouch, passport, copy of passport, credit card, cash, comfy shoes, clothes (in his case mens clothes), underwear, a first aid kit, medicine, sun screen, sun hat, a flashlight (head lamp), an iPod, travel alarm clock, light towel, rain jacket, rain poncho for you AND backpack, water bottle, a backpack with a day bag, camera and sunglasses.<\/p>\n

As a girl (geek) and a more luxury traveller I will also bring:
\ndressy shoes,
\n3 dresses and a skirt,
\nbathing suit,
\nvaccination papers,
\nduct tape (and I really think Nick forgot this or maybe it is in his first aid kit),
\na book,
\na computer (and all the computer cords that comes with that),
\na computer sleeve,
\nan extension cord,
\ncomputer speakers,
\nan external hard drive,
\nan external computer battery possibly with solar panel,
\ninsurance papers,
\npen,
\nmy idea book (long story),
\nmakeup and other beauty products (in DK the chemical levels are closely monitored and regulated – I don’t know if that is true for products bought in Asia).<\/p>\n

But I will leave (with a heavy heart) at my parents house:
\nmy wedding ring and all my real gold and diamond jewelry that I can’t bear see lost or stolen,
\nAll my other shoes and clothes,
\nmy library of great books and
\nall gadgets, computers and consoles not fit for travelling.<\/p>\n

Of course there is probably a few things on my list that I could buy during my travels instead of packing them, but these are the things I like to have with me from day one. Can you help me tweak this list? What have I forgotten? What would you leave out if you were taking this trip? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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