So, this is the first post that I'm not writing on my computer with its comfortable keyboard and rather large screen, but on my phone, using my new travel keyboard. The keyboard is a rather amazing piece of technology - light, foldable, waterproof, and big enough to allow me to touch-type.
So, on this occasion I thought I'd share some pictures of my travel equipment. In the past months I read a lot about what to take and what to leave at home, and the thing I read most often was: travel light, and use a small backpack. So this is what I did (or tried to do...). My backpack has room for 35 liters, plus an additional 10 via an extension you can fold out (which I am not using at the moment). Everything combined, my stuff weighs a little more than 13kg - which is very VERY light compared to the 60+ kg I took to Japan.
How did I achieve this? First by simply taking less, of course. And second by replacing large and heavy items with small and light travel versions. The best example for this is my travel towel which weighs only 130g and can be packed up to about 8x8x3cm.
So here's what I'm taking. First up: clothes and swimwear.
I'm also taking a medical kit and a bunch of different medication - just in case, I don't need any of it on a daily basis.
Now for the fun part: gadgets! :-)
The one item missing from this picture is my camera - I had to take the picture somehow...
Next up, all the miscellaneous stuff that didn't fit on one of the other pictures.
Now, last but definitively not least, my sports gear. The reason I'm taking all this is that I simply cannot imagine not doing sports. Plus, I want to run at least one marathon during my trip :-)
Everything is already packed up and ready to go. My flight leaves tomorrow morning... First stop: Holguín, Cuba!
So, on this occasion I thought I'd share some pictures of my travel equipment. In the past months I read a lot about what to take and what to leave at home, and the thing I read most often was: travel light, and use a small backpack. So this is what I did (or tried to do...). My backpack has room for 35 liters, plus an additional 10 via an extension you can fold out (which I am not using at the moment). Everything combined, my stuff weighs a little more than 13kg - which is very VERY light compared to the 60+ kg I took to Japan.
How did I achieve this? First by simply taking less, of course. And second by replacing large and heavy items with small and light travel versions. The best example for this is my travel towel which weighs only 130g and can be packed up to about 8x8x3cm.
So here's what I'm taking. First up: clothes and swimwear.
I'm also taking a medical kit and a bunch of different medication - just in case, I don't need any of it on a daily basis.
Now for the fun part: gadgets! :-)
The one item missing from this picture is my camera - I had to take the picture somehow...
Next up, all the miscellaneous stuff that didn't fit on one of the other pictures.
Now, last but definitively not least, my sports gear. The reason I'm taking all this is that I simply cannot imagine not doing sports. Plus, I want to run at least one marathon during my trip :-)
Everything is already packed up and ready to go. My flight leaves tomorrow morning... First stop: Holguín, Cuba!
