Travel Equipment and Preparation

Embassy World is a great resource for finding an embassy location a specific country.

Emabassies are a great place to find out your rights or seek help. They often provide detailed information, such as how long you are allowed to visit countries for and what the processes are involved for you to get passports and visas for visitation rights.

When planning your holiday, it is always a good idea to keep up to date with current events and potential issues for the countries you are planning to visit.

Make sure you keep up to date with these up until you depart and also be aware of them whilst travelling, these can make a big dent in your holiday plans.

Knowing of any issues up front can mean that you might be able to change your travel plans without too much hassle.

Always check the health issues surrounding your destinations and go to a doctor to make sure your immunisation shots are up to date and correct for the countries you plan on visiting. Being sick on your holiday can quickly turn your planned fun into a miserable trip, or worse still, something more serious and life shortening and debilatating.

As I was writing this out, I was wondering how it was all going to fit in... but I managed to stuff it all in by the end.

Osprey Departure 75 Backpack
Awesome design features. Daypack fits it between your back and the bigger bag providing you extra safety against thieves. One thing I did note about this though is that the rain cover may not keep the daypack as dry as the main pack. In heavy storms it might be best to move any water susceptible items to your main pack.

Osprey Backpack Raincover
Osprey backpacks are very water resistant, but if you and going to be slogging around in the rain, it is best to have a cover. The Osprey cover fits the backpack perfectly, being of the same brand. I would of preferred it to be all black with no Osprey badge to make it less obvious to thieves, but I think the better fit is worth it.