Been here for over 24 hours now! And I did something exciting today! But first, I have to get some boring stuff off my chest... I originally had this fantasy about travelling around South America with nothing but the smallest rucksack, filled with only essential things. I still do believe I have nothing but essential things with me, but there is just sooooo much of it! Camera kit, Christmas presents, toiletries (and no point in taking ´travel´sized shampoo for 20 weeks), clothes for cold days, clothes for hot days, bikinis for when I´ve shed at least 2 stone, books, magazines, gadgets etc etc. My 80 litre wheeled rucksack looks like a pig with its bloated sides and even then the surplus stuff is being carried around in yet another rucksack (albeit a smaller one). The problem
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