The last time my backpack went on an adventure was in 2001 when I was in Thailand for a month. Getting it packed again for this trip I have just realised I'm taking a shocking number of things which I didn't take on my last trip, the top 10 being: 1. Mobile phone 2. Ipod 3. Credit cards 4. Digital camera 5. Fleecy sleeping bag liner (OK Thailand was hot, but am I really such a wimp after 7 years living in the North?) 6. Cashmere bed socks (Ditto above, but even more shameful) 7. Travel insurance 8. Kendal Mint Cake (a birthday present from my nephew) 9. First-aid kit 10. And of course, last time I didn't have a blog! I wonder if my trip will be improved by all the new gadgets, or whether
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