How I Looked During Backpacking
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Here's a rather unglamorous picture of me during the backpacking days in Europe. Here's a breakdown of my extremely kiasu luggage/equipment.
- On my back, I have a 80-litre (2.9kg empty weight) Jack Wolfskin Trailhead II backpack that mainly contained my clothes, souvenirs, and a 1.5-litre water-bag for long overnight train rides. My tripod went into this bag when I had to take a plane for certain legs of the trip.
- The long sling by my right-side is my tripod in a bag - a Manfrotto 190PROB.
- The red bag is very important; it contained my laptop (besides my pixs, Grace's and Songning's pixs are all inside) and some other important documents like a copy of my passport, vaccination certification booklet, itineraries and the Let's Go Europe guidebook. The paper in front jutting out are papers of short-term usefulness like directions to a particular hostel and attractions brochures. The brown thing is a hat I bought in Santorini, Greece. Then there is an easily accessible water bottle.
- The cuboid bag on my left is my camera-bag.
- I wore mostly bermuda shorts since jeans were really too hot.
- I wore the SAF Gortex boots to protect against the occasional rain. Nothing is more irritating than traveling in a pair of wet sport shoes so I didn't wear them on the trip. A rather "cock" combination with the bermuda shorts, but who cares... nobody was looking.
posted byWilliam at 11:44 PM
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haha..u look so funny in e pix..so i assume the total weight u r carrying shld be over 20kg bah..but it's always a great experience right..
Yes, I find myself funnny too; especially the bermuda with boots. You are right: the weight was about 20kg. I was super clumsy when I walked around like this.