Packing list
by Silvia

What to pack? Well with a max. weight of about 15kg.
I can tell u not a lot!. So no hairdryer, creams, lotions, wax, Armani bags or other vital things in any woman's life (why were we doing this trip again?).

This is what we decided to take:

- We each have a large back pack with flight cover. We have opted for a back pack which opens as a weekend bag, as opposed to a top loader. Since we will predominantly be sleeping in hostels this was the most organized and convenient option for us. The flight bag is also great for preventing theft in airports, buses, trains and hotels. We have tried closing the flight bags with tie wraps which has worked perfectly so far.
We have decided to take one day pack but will probably buy another one en route.

Clothing Sil:
- 2 zip-trousers
- 2 pair of quick-drying comfy regular trousers
- 1 wrap around skirt
- 2 T-shirts
- 4 long sleeves shirts
- 1 wind block water-resistant fleece
- hat
- poncho with back pack cover
- 3 pair woolen hiking socks
- underwear
- thermal underwear (also to double as normal tops).
- bikini
- hiking boots
- teva's
- leather slippers (also to wear in undercover situation if we do not want to look like tourists the entire time)

Clothing Chris:
- 2 zip trousers
- 2 pair normal trousers (quick drying, iron-free, easy-wash)
- 4 long sleeves shirts (linnen-polyster mix: dry in a blink, looks super neat)
- 1 white cotton T-shirt
- 1 gray short sleeves thermal top
- 1 black long sleeves thermal top
- swimming trunks
- 5 light, lycra-acryl boxer shorts
- 3 pair hiking socks
- 2 pair black socks
- 1 wind block water-resistant fleece
- hat
- poncho with back pack cover
- hiking boots
- teva's
- black everyday shoes
and of course lots of washing powder....

Hygiene and skin care:
- tooth brushes with caps (although Chris insists to have his electric brush!)
- tooth paste
- shampoo
- soap in plastic box (lasts much longer than shower gel)
- sun block
- after sun
- day cream
- deodorant
- eau de toilette
- wetties
- make up
- gel
- hair spray (with pump)

Techy and electronic stuff:
- FUJI S602 digital camera
- 5 sets of 1800mAh rechargeable NiMH batteries
- 3x128MB CompactFlash memory cards
- 1x1GB MicroDrive
- 3x16MB Smartmedia cards (for PDA -PC transfer, but also fits in camera)

- iRiver SlimX MP3/WMA cd player plus 6 WMA converted CD's with approx. 120CD's recorded on them (need lots of music for those long boring waits.)

- Handspring visor 8MB
- Targus foldable keyboard
- Memplug springboard SmartMedia Adaptor
- Scandisk Flashpath SmartMedia floppy Adaptor

- Beard trimmer
- Multi voltage battery charger (90/240volts, 50/60Hz with various plugs)
- Multi voltage converter to be used with camera, GSM phone, charger and disc player)
- Binoculars
- GSM phone (for emergency SMS messages. to be checked 1x per day)

Financial's, documents and gadgets
- 2 ATM cards
- 2 credit cards
- Traveler checks
- Cash
- Passports
- Driving licenses (international + local)
- Paddis [we have open water only, want to get advanced in Thailand]
- Immunization card
- Tickets
- Insurance papers
- Hostel cards
- International phone card (e-kit)
- Money belts
- Wallets (also fake wallet with expired cards)
- Belts with inside zip for cash
- Tie wraps to close back packs and flight bags

Various:
- 2 large quick drying towels each
- 2 foldable cups
- plastic cutlery
- sleeping bag liners (for those places that do not look too kosher)
- pillow cases
- vacuum bags (from RiverCreek, these are fantastic for saving space in your back pack)
- Freezer zip bags (these can be used for anything from dirty laundry, to holding bottles which might open , foodstuffs, pills etc.)
- Swiss army knife and mini-Leatherman
- Games for those endless waits: cards, yathzee, backgammon, monopoly (thanks Vi and Frans). All these will be taken without boxes and mostly again in zip lock bags. They are of course all travel size.
- One book each (we'll exchange en route)
- Lonely planet only of the country we are visiting. We will sell them or swap them before we go to the next country.
- Journal
-Washing powder / liquid
- Alarm clock
- Pens and balloons as hand outs (thanks to the hotels, companies, customers, suppliers and airline companies for having them lying around!)
-Picture book with pictures of family and friends. (This is great for showing people and of course for yourself on those homesick moments)
- Address card with picture of us on the front (encourages more to be kept than the dirty piece of torn paper with a name scribbled on it)

After long consideration we have decided to leave our mosquito net at home, since most travelers have said they never or rarely used it. This will hopefully give us some much needed extra space.

We are also not taking sleeping bags as you can hopefully rent them where we would really need them.

Very handy things not to be forgotten:
- shaving oil instead of foam/gel (king of Shaves)
- Tie wraps (small to close luggage - or immediately know if someone has opened it!- big ones to close hotel door when sleeping, or tie anything strongy)
- combination locks (so as not to lose the key)
- Baby wipes (with Aloe)
- extra shoe laces for hiking shoes
- extra shoe soles (for when the smell gets really unbearable!)
- foldable camping cups
- vacuum bags
- zip locks (with real zipper... freezer quality is usually stronger)
- Thermos watter cover (to keep cool/hot any standard 1.5 litter bootle)
- safety pins (to close luggage, )
- sink plugs (3 sizes)
- chopsticks
- elastic bands (small + heavy duty, to tie asprine-stips, cloths'in'a'roll, )
- baloons and pens to give to kids