It's not really sinking in that I'm going to be spending the next 6 weeks wreaking havoc in South America. I have no idea why. It was booked 2 months ago, talked about for 2 months prior to that and my fellow Trippin Chick, Natalie is already in Argentina - and I leave tomorrow!!
In fact, this time tomorrow I'll be sitting on the plane.
Not even loading my backpack full of cute little cami's, skirts or shorts (which, if you wore in London now, you'd freeze your little schnitzels off!) seemed to help me register that for the next 6 weeks, hostels will be my home, buses my mode of transport and the mystical landscapes of South America, my enviable backdrop.
I blame my amazing little packing cubes! Seriously!
The last time I backpacked - around Brazil - I remember jamming and cramming stuff into my wonderfully sturdy 65 litre Macpac Orient Express and thinking of how the next month of my life will be spent jamming and cramming everything from my cargos to my toothbrush, but somehow that dread and frustration was quickly replaced with a sense of challenge, adventure and of course the thought of gorgeous Brazilian men. It was all worthwhile.
But this time packing was a breeze! I managed to roll up 18 tees, cami's and vests into a single Eagle Creek packing cube! Yes! 18!!! And I easily fit other accessories, like belts, fleece, bikini and jewelery into another. Comfortably rolled shorts, skirts and a pair of pants around them and voila! I'm good to go! A little too easily, I think, but at least now the evening is mine.
I owe a big thanks to Natalie, who opened my eyes to them! At a tenner a pop they ain't cheap, but they are strong, durable and so worth it!
Anyway, first stop Santiago...I hope you're ready...me and my cami's are!
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Hurrah! comments enabled! Love the pinkness of this blog. photos please, your public needs them!
where didja get the packing cubes from? Also is your backpack a hiker i.e. topdown? xx
I got mine from Cotswolds in Kingston, but most travel shops like Blacks and maybe Millets will have them too. Go to High Street Ken or Covent Gdn - all the travel shops are there! Get Eagle Creek brand. Natalie tried a cheaper one and it started falling apart before she even left!
I got my backpack in 2004, so it's a little outdated, but it's the Macpac Orient Express, 65 litre. This is a newer version:
http://www.wildtrak.com/product.asp?ID=357
I LOVE it and recommend it highly! It opens up like a suitcase and is really comfortable!
Pix will definitely follow, both here and on FB! ;)
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