Packing for a Year – a woman’s perspective
Larissa and Michael are travelling for a year, and Larissa shares some of her thoughts on how to pack for such a trip. Read their travels at Changes in Longitude
Based on our prior travels I’m a pretty efficient packer – truth be told, this all started when we were getting ready for our honeymoon almost 25 years ago. Michael watched me preparing a different outfit for every day and declared, “I’m marrying you, but not your luggage. If you pack it, you carry it.” So I’ve gotten pretty good at the whole mix-and-match wardrobe thing.
Helen writes: It was like an itch that I had to scratch – this is how I like to describe the decision to start What to Wear on Holiday
whattowearonholiday.com
The idea came again and again every time I would be planning a trip. What to take to fit in? What to take to cover all my needs without coming back with lots of things unused only to have to wash them and put away? What would I need that I wouldn’t be able to buy there? I would call and email friends who I knew had been there to ask them and this could take hours and hours over days or weeks. Read more
A great blog post What you decide to take on a round-the-world trip ultimately depends on the activities you plan on partaking in and the places you plan on visiting.
Packing for a long term trip around the world can be a challenge. The contents of your backpack should get you through a variety of climates, sustain you economically, be culturally sensitive, and should support a variety of physical activities without weighing you down.
Here are some items Tamia Dowlatabadi found to be indispensable during her travels:
