| Packing for going backpacking for a few months is a | | | | Travel Pillow - this was one of those items I |
| difficult job. You need to pack enough stuff for the | | | | considered a bit of a luxury when travelling but I used it |
| different weathers and climates you are likely to | | | | pretty much everyday and would definitely |
| experience but you also know you'll be carrying around | | | | recommend taking one. You are likely to be travelling |
| the bag with you for a long time so you don't want it | | | | on a range of not so comfy transport and a travel |
| to be too heavy. If you follow these tips this should | | | | pillow will help you sleep on those journeys. You might |
| help you pack for that journey: | | | | also find that the places you stay don't have the |
| Mini toiletries - don't take a 300ml bottle of shampoo, | | | | greatest luxuries so this will really help. |
| think how much weight that actually is. Make sure that | | | | 1 good book - you are likely to have to spend a lot of |
| you decant all your toiletries into small bottles, of say | | | | time waiting for transport so it's essential that you've |
| 75ml. If you do this with just 4 bottles you'll be saving | | | | got something to read while you wait. It's worth getting |
| almost a kilo from your bag. You may think that you'll | | | | something that takes a while to read so you don't read |
| need that much, which might well be true, but chances | | | | it too quickly. At lots of hostels there are places you |
| are you're going to stay at some places that provide | | | | can swap your book for a different one so keep hold |
| these for you so you can be a bit cheeky and top up | | | | of the book until you can exchange it. |
| your bottles as you go. | | | | |