It's almost time!
I've already been packing up a few things and making sure I have all the essentials. I estimate I have already spent about $1800 on this trip which includes: round-trip tickets from Kayak.com ($864), travel insurance from WorldNomads of course ($253), Visa ($95), Vaccines ($155), and some rather expenive but awesome gear from EddieBauer, Osprey, and Pacsafe! And that was with the military discounts and sale prices! Travel is not cheap, even if I had done the airmiles things I would still have had to buy my gear and vaccines; hopefully though it is all a one time purchase!
All in all, I have started to fill my 32L pack, at least in practice, and it seems like I will get to fit everything I want! 32L is technically ultralight packing, especially when going for 2 months! But I'm not camping or anything specialized so it's not a big deal. Right now though I haven't decided if I will bring my laptop or not. It makes writing out these journal entries easier, and uploading photos as I go....... But do I really need it? We'll see soon enough!
Anyways I'm all set for now! I even have my Chinese Yuan ready; and split between a secret stash and daily money. I'm also uploading music to my phone incase I don't bring my laptop.
