Can’t believe this year will be the year where we will be backpacking for one whole year. It was about 3 years ago when we started thinking about this possibility. I would tell myself 3 more years….then 2 more years…then next year…now, it is THIS year.
The advantage of backpacking is that there is not too much planning needed because traveling is flexible. However, there are still four major plannings that are must:
1) Understand the visa situation for each country.
2) Find out the best time of the year to go for each country.
The advantage of backpacking is that there is not too much planning needed because traveling is flexible. However, there are still four major plannings that are must:
3) Take all the necessary immunization shots.
4) Renew the passports and sign up for zero foreign fee ATM cards and credit cards.
Each one of us is also assigned to research different countries as part of the preparation and to get everyone involved and excited. We need to share about the culture, exciting locations, best foods, and prayer items of each country.
We also started to buy for each person the necessary equipments such as backpacks, hiking shoes, slippers, pants, jackets and hats. Given each one of us have our iDevices, we also need to buy external chargers and external drives. Of course, a GoPro-like camera is needed for those exciting adventures awaiting us.
