Have you ever tried to pack 7 weeks' worth of clothes, toiletries, shoes, accessories and other essentials into a tiny space about the size of an oversized handbag? What a blinking nightmare! There is no room for any of those 'maybe I'll wear this' outfits. It's all about essentials. This means things like sensible shoes. Not two words I would ordinarily use together but I now have not one but two pairs of functional footwear. There's no room for Jimmy Choo in Africa. Not with all the insect repellent we have to pack and the cutlery, sunscreen, bowl, mosquito net, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, first aid kit... Thankfully we are back in the UK after Africa for 3 days so will be able to offload the items we needed for camping and replace them with more
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