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What to carry in your backpack on a trip to Africa
Aragon Zai-photographer and adventurer, has taken a trip of a month touring South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia and we resolve the main concerns of a trip like this: What I carry in my backpack?
Let happened to his words to enlighten us:
Experience has shown me that not very full backpack bring you more prepared for the trip, but quite the opposite: the more weight and more packages useless, unless you move, and that is not what we want in a trip, do yes?
A breakdown below my baggage that I carried in my backpack for a month to travel to Africa, even though the same material can be used for any journey that is made somewhere with warm weather.
My pack the filling:
- A band-aid kit, mini scissors, gauze, iodine, antihistamines and serum for dehydration.
- Clothing: four shirts, two pants, two shorts, a sweatshirt, a bikini, underwear, sneakers and two pairs of flip flops.
- Cap or hat.
- Special travel towel: they are very light and dry quickly.
- Alarm Clock.
- Travel Guide and a book about the area for inspiration.
- Mini-bar bag to get a sandwich and energy bars or other snack.
- A knife. Very useful for peeling fruit and many other things (if you are flying do not forget to check the backpack) Read the rest of this entry »