The packing list

Still not sure if I will ever enjoy packing (does anyone??!!) but I think I didn’t do too bad a job so I’d like to remember what I packed for this trip and whether it was useful or not.  You never know, maybe this might also be useful for others.  Here goes…

• 45-55L Deuter rucksack (woman’s specific)
• pacsafe day bag (fits the netbook and also converts to a rucksack)
• passport
• dollars cash / 2 x credit cards / 2 x debit cards / 2 x Travelex money cards / 2 x US$50 travellers cheques
• print out of flight itenerary, first hostel booking, travel insurance
• money belt
• camera, spare battery, charger, 3 x 4Gb memory cards, USB memory card reader
• 2 x 8Gb USB sticks
• netbook and charger (Australia, SE Asia and India only)
• swiss army knife
• spork
• UV light water filter and spare batteries
• Camelbak water bottle with filter
• silk slpeeing sheet/sleeping bag liner
• silk travel pyjamas
• travel towel
• Peru, Bolivia, Argentina LP guides printed as PDFs and spiral bound (so I could recycle them as I went along)
• LP SE Asia on a Shoestring guidebook (pages cut out as needed and the rest left in Bangkok)
• 2 x reading books (reduced to one at a time once I finished the first one)
• journal (blank pages so I could write/scribble/draw as I liked)
• pens, pencils, glue stick, stapler with staples, scellotape
• blank Muji postcards that you can stick things on to make your own postcards
• notebook with all useful numbers, addresses, bank details etc
• plastic thing for jamming close doors that don’t lock properly
• fan
• sunglasses
• sun hat
• fleece
• sarong (SE Asia only)
• pashmina shawl
• 2 x bras
• 5 x pants
• flight socks
• trekking socks
• 1 x normal socks and 1 x short sports socks
• trousers
• skirt
• shorts (SE Asia only)
• dress
• 2 x vests
• 4 x t-shirts
• 1 x long sleeve shirt
• leggings
• yoga pants
• tankini
• swimming shorts (SE Asia only)
• 2 x hankerchiefs
• waterproof plastic pouch for camera, valuables etc when swimming
• 3 x dry sacks (3 x small sizes)
• 1 x dry sack big enough to line rucksack
• plastic poncho
• light jacket (South America only)
• wooly hat (South America only)
• gloves (South America only)
• walking shoes
• teva sandals
• flip flops (worn indoors only)
• pacsafe cable lock
• yoga mat (Australia, SE Asia, India only)
• suncream
• insect repellent
• small aromatherapy oils kit
• first aid kit (will list contents at a later date)
• small plastic airtight box (mainly filled with small bits and pieces but doubles as a lunch box)
• clothes washing soap, travel washing line, universal sink plug
• tiny box of jewellery
• small bag of make-up
• wash-bag with toiletries (will list contents at a later date)
• body brush
• shower sponge
• multi-vitamins
• probiotic capsules