So after setting aside a fair few hours and preparing myself for tears and tantrums my main bag is now packed. And yes, there were many tears and tantrums. I mean, how devastating is it when you can't fit in that 5th par of shorts because you already have 4 almost exactly the same and your bag is starting to rip at the seam? This may have also accounted for the tears as whilst repairing the rip I managed to stab myself in the leg with the needle and only then rea...

The packing saga continues. I'm still feeling very prepared with my flight still 8 days away. Deciding to start small I've tackled my hand luggage this morning in an attempt to delay packing my main bag for as long as possible! So, the contents of my hand luggage is as follows: Passport Flight Tickets Visa confirmation Insurance Documents Guide books Flight socks Knee support Sunglasses Journal/diary Pens Money belt Camera and charger Video Camera...

Packing. Possibly the worst part of travel prep, except for the mind numbing, wallet crunching hunt for travel insurance and the nail biting few weeks before your visa is accepted. Having sorted only my visa so far and putting off finding travel insurance for as long as possible I have now decided to start packing my backpack! This may come as a surprise to those that know me well as anyone will tell you that my packing is usually left until about 3 hours before...