Your pack is your best friend when traveling, make sure you are as efficient and smart about it.

For the past year, I have lived either out of my suitcase because of my job or my backpack when I traveled solo for a few months.  Therefore, I want to share how to make packing easy, convenient and efficient.

The more I traveled, the more I realized that I didn’t need a lot of the things I was carrying and over time I’ve become so good at it that now it takes me only couple of minutes.

I will be sharing different type of packs I’ve used with their pros and cons

Packing:

1. What to Pack: below items I recommend bringing with you
   • Backpack that’s suitable for you
   • Passport, ID, visa, etc.
   • Book
   • Tablet
   • Essential toiletries
   • Repellent wipes (this are easier to carry than a bottle and wont give you problems at the airport)
   • Combination lock-most hotels, B&B’s, hostels, etc have lockers to put away things. So a combination lock will give you flexibility to leave some of your things while you don’t need them, especially if you have a tour in the morning and you are checking out that same day. Always remember to go back and pick them up
   • Camera
   • Water bottle or camelpak
   • Phone
   • Chargers
   • Portable battery
   • Small light
   • Sunglasses
   • Raincoat or poncho 
   • Notebook – taking notes is important
   • Small first aid kit
   • Dictionary
   • Printed documents
   • See “General Guidelines” and “Tips based on type of travel” on clothing to take with you