For my last trip, I traveled around the world with a very large backpack full of stuff that I didn't use, plus a large guitar in a soft case.
It was a big mistake. You end up taking things you never use because prior to leaving on your trip a sort of "pack rat" mentality pops up. It's a hard instinct to fight, but you'll have a much more pleasurable trip if you trim down your stuff.
I've finally learned. As I type this all I have next to my on my couch is a
-Medium sized duffel bag, containing the following:
+5 casual shirts/t-shirts (different color v-necks, etc)
+3 dress shirts/button ups
+socks/underwear, etc
+1 pair of dress boots
+1 pair of gym shoes
+swim trunks
+small towel
+toiletries bag
This is a checked bag, though it's pretty light and I will probably be able to carry it on. I have a backpack for my travel laptop and a few electronic items.
I'm going to wear my casual day time shoes, my only pair of jeans, and a shirt.
As far as travel laptops, I highly recommend looking into the Lenovo Yoga 11s, or the recently released Yoga 2 pro. They both weigh only 3 pounds, and can be found with higher end processors such as i7 dual core. For 1200 bucks you can get the Yoga 2 pro with 8gigs of ram, an i7, plus 256g or 516g of storage. They are touch screen and flip back into a tablet, so it's like having a full desktop and tablet laptop.
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It was a big mistake. You end up taking things you never use because prior to leaving on your trip a sort of "pack rat" mentality pops up. It's a hard instinct to fight, but you'll have a much more pleasurable trip if you trim down your stuff.
I've finally learned. As I type this all I have next to my on my couch is a
-Medium sized duffel bag, containing the following:
+5 casual shirts/t-shirts (different color v-necks, etc)
+3 dress shirts/button ups
+socks/underwear, etc
+1 pair of dress boots
+1 pair of gym shoes
+swim trunks
+small towel
+toiletries bag
This is a checked bag, though it's pretty light and I will probably be able to carry it on. I have a backpack for my travel laptop and a few electronic items.
I'm going to wear my casual day time shoes, my only pair of jeans, and a shirt.
As far as travel laptops, I highly recommend looking into the Lenovo Yoga 11s, or the recently released Yoga 2 pro. They both weigh only 3 pounds, and can be found with higher end processors such as i7 dual core. For 1200 bucks you can get the Yoga 2 pro with 8gigs of ram, an i7, plus 256g or 516g of storage. They are touch screen and flip back into a tablet, so it's like having a full desktop and tablet laptop.