Clothes
- At Least One Hoodie (which i'll wear on my flight)
- 5x Shorts
- Skirts in all different styles (I plan on looking good still when I'm away plus summer clothes are my favourite)
- 3 x Cotton Tee Shirts
- One nice evening dress.
- Long sleeved top incase you need to go anywhere respectful or there is loads of air-con.
- Pair of Leggings or Long trousers. I prefer those like genie pants, good airflow.
- 5x Vest
- 7 x Knickers
- 2 x Bras
- 5 x Bikinis (this is excessive but swimwear is my favourite thing)
- 2x hiking socks. One to wear one for spare.
- Flip Flops
- Small Festival Style Poncho
- 2x Sunglasses .(Your guaranteed to lose or break a pair)
- Sun Hat
- Walking Boots or some form of trainer
- Rucksack– I use this day to day and leave my big backpack in the hostel.
- Good comfy hard wearing sandals. I have timberland sandals, unfortunately mine are part leather, but there super comfy. (Shown in the picture but mine aren't navy they're brown)
Keeping Clean
- Beach Towel I have a microfibre one they dry super quick and they fold down to nothing. When in South Africa I travelled with a guy who had one of these and it looked super useful. I always hated having a wet giant beach towel taking up my entire day bag.
- Wash Bag with Miniature Shampoo, Conditioner, Shower Gel, Curl Cream and Moisturiser which when diluted down with water last so much longer if your in rations.
- 2x Make Up Wipes
- Tampons
- Deodorant
- hairbrush - dunno where I'd be without my Tangle Teaser.
- Dry shampoo
- Razors not that I'm gonna be shaving my legs.
- Toothbrush and Toothpaste
- Make Up
- Hair Bobbles and Hair pins
Essentials
- Sleeping Bag Liner or like a bed sheet, I'll be taking a bed sheet because sometimes you turn up at hostels and there are stains all over the bed and its nice knowing your sleeping somewhere which is yours and clean.
- Travel Mosquito Net– Do no trust in hostels having them because majority of the time they don't.
- Ear Plugs especially if you're staying over in airport or noisy areas.
- Money Belt– Comfortable, safe and I basically wear it constantly, it has all my money, cards, passport, important info and memory cards in.
- Coin Purse
- iPod shuffle& Headphones (not the end of the world if you lose it and like you will need music in your life)
- Plug Adaptor.
- Pen knife (my friend has one so I'm not bringing this)
- Document Holder – For Insurance Info, Jab Certificates, flight details etc.
- Kindle– Wow i wish i was so prepared to get a kindle so I'm doing it old school style and taking all my books. Dunno how much I will regret this but hey ho (actual photo of all my books)
- Lonely Planet (part of my book collection ill be taking with me)
- Digital Camera – I'm bringing my DSLR because I wanna take good photos but be weary where you take it.
- Chargers for all of these electric things.
- Homemade phrase book of whatever languages your'll encounter.
- Diary because you wanna record this awesome moment!
- Playing Cards – have already seen aLOT of heated hostel games of Shithead in my time.
Medical
- First Aid Kit– i've filled mine with After Bite cream, anti-sickness tablets, diarrhoea tablets, painkiller, cold and flu tablets, plasters, tubey grips.
- Insect Repellent – Just pack one, you can buy DEET out here
- Sun Cream – Same, you can buy all factors out here
- After-Sun
- Germaline
- Anti Bac Hand Gel
- Vasaline
And that is it! My life in a Rucksack!
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