Since my pack has been through a lot this summer, I felt it deserved some recognition.
The original list is in regular type -strikethrough has been ditched along the way - bold is a new addition.
Clothes
6 x pants
4 x ankle socks
3 x regular socks x1 (holes/missing)
2 x bras
4 x vests
1 x t-shirt
1 x trousers
2 x shorts (1 pair ripped and mended)
1 x dress
1 x blouse
1 x skirt x 2
1 x belt
Waterproof jacket
Jumper
Scarf
Flip flops
Sandals
Trainers
Hiking boots (time came to admit they just didn't fit)
Teaching supplies
Folder
Scotland flag
Toy Collie (somehow couldn't bring myself to part with it...)
Stickers
Colouring pencils
Crayons
Scottish tablet
St Andrews pencils
Scottish playing cards
Fudge
Scottish recipe tea towels (gifts for host families)
Post-its
Misc
Snorkel
Laundry liquid
Micro towel
Olive oil (gift for family)
Ouzo (gift for family)
Romania magnets x 5
Romania playing cards
Romania calendar
Romania bookmarks
Traditional Romanian Easter eggs x 6
Handmade halter (all of the above were gifts to me)
Castile soap
Beer mug shot glass (gift for family)
Colossal wooden spoon (gift for family)
Straw hat
Toiletries (various)
Wooden religious icon
30 year old handmade Romanian tablecloth (both gifts to me)
First aid kit (minus a few plasters)
2 x sun tan lotion x 1
Insect bite cream
Camera (slightly broken)
Chargers for phone/tablet
Tablet
Kindle (with 100+ books... man it was handy)
Carrying the wooden spoon for a month around Europe has to have been the biggest packing challenge as it stretched from the bottom of my pack to just stick out the top. I had a very minimal wardrobe but nothing was forgotten in the bottom of my bag and I had just enough to get through.
The original list is in regular type -
Clothes
6 x pants
4 x ankle socks
2 x bras
4 x vests
1 x t-shirt
1 x trousers
2 x shorts (1 pair ripped and mended)
1 x dress
1 x blouse
1 x skirt x 2
1 x belt
Waterproof jacket
Jumper
Scarf
Flip flops
Sandals
Trainers
Teaching supplies
Toy Collie (somehow couldn't bring myself to part with it...)
Misc
Micro towel
Olive oil (gift for family)
Ouzo (gift for family)
Romania magnets x 5
Romania playing cards
Romania calendar
Romania bookmarks
Traditional Romanian Easter eggs x 6
Handmade halter (all of the above were gifts to me)
Castile soap
Beer mug shot glass (gift for family)
Colossal wooden spoon (gift for family)
Toiletries (various)
Wooden religious icon
30 year old handmade Romanian tablecloth (both gifts to me)
First aid kit (minus a few plasters)
Camera (slightly broken)
Chargers for phone/tablet
Tablet
Kindle (with 100+ books... man it was handy)
Carrying the wooden spoon for a month around Europe has to have been the biggest packing challenge as it stretched from the bottom of my pack to just stick out the top. I had a very minimal wardrobe but nothing was forgotten in the bottom of my bag and I had just enough to get through.
