Traveling around the world is the most adventurous thing, but needs a lot of preparations too.
A man who has been traveled almost 70 countries from last 10 years, shared his experience. He shared what we should do or what not during our traveling. He shared his story with BrightSide.
“Hi, everyone! My name is Pavel and over the past 10 years, I have been to 70 countries around the world. During this time, I have found out which things are definitely important to have when you are abroad and which things are completely unnecessary and are best left at home.
Especially for Bright Side readers, I’m going to talk about how to travel in comfort, without any extra stuff, and how many things you truly need to travel to any place on the planet.”
“My path to traveling solo started with a huge suitcase on wheels, a bunch of travel books, paper maps, and a lot of other small stuff I used to take with me “just in case.”
“My first experience using the low-cost airline, Ryanair, was such a disaster. They made me throw away a lot of stuff from my backpack right into a trash can because it didn’t comply with some of their rules! But the most ridiculous thing happened to me when I decided to ride a bicycle from Malaga (Spain) to Turku (Finland) when I knew almost nothing about traveling by bike.”
“I had a 65 lb backpack on my shoulders, and 3,000 miles to travel. But everything didn’t go as planned starting from the very first day. First, I almost cut off my finger with a knife when I was trying to assemble my bicycle that was broken on the plane. Literally within the first mile, I broke the mirror on the steering wheel and then my GPS-tracker fell off and was smashed by a truck.”
“But most importantly, the backpack was so heavy that by the end of day one, I had a nerve entrapment, my fingers were stuck in a bike handle grip, and couldn’t bend. That next morning, without any regrets, I threw away half of my stuff from my luggage and I started to make a list of things that you always have to have when you are away from home.”
“It took me 10 years and about 140,000 miles around the planet to completely finish this list and make sure it is correct. It only contains 20 things that don’t weigh more than 10 lbs when they are put together and can easily fit into a small backpack.”
A small crossbody bag instead of one around the waist
Shoe covers instead of flip-flops
Earplugs instead of a pillow for the neck
Liquid antiseptic instead of wet wipes
Tissues instead of towels
Glasses with s4-protection
One old and comfortable pair of jeans instead of a dozen trendy pairs
Sports underwear instead of brands
Socks you can throw away
Shorts or sweatpants
A coat with a hood instead of an umbrella
Synthetic clothes instead of cotton
An old credit card and a scan of your passport
Cereal instead of sandwiches
Cosmetics in special packages