But in the mean time here's something that's actually useful.
My 3rd World Travel Kit List.
- 1ltr hand sanitizer (there will be times that you will wat to wash your whole body with alcohol)
- Cotton sleeping bag liner (it will be too hot for a full sleeping bag)
- Pack of cards
- Swiss army knife
- Washing line (one of those strechy ones from the travel section of a chemist)
- Carry toilet paper with you (at all times, even to bed).
- 2 pairs pants - that have pockets and can be shortened to shorts
- 4 tops (one long sleeved) cotton/loose
- 1 cardigan/light jumper
- Headscarf (for covering your hair so it doesn't becoming frizzy/knotty from the wind/humidity and dirty from the dust, b/c washing your hair when there's no running water is a serious mission)
- Oversized sunglasses (protection from sun and dust)
- Hiking boots/walking shoes
- Thongs
- Mini quick dry towel
- Mosquito net/repellant
- Malaria tablets/treatment
- Anti-histamines (b/c the developing world is pretty much one giant allergen)
- Anti-itch cream (b/c no matter how hard you try you will be bitten by mosquitos)
- Betadine/antiseptic (resist the temptation to use these as soap)
- Muesli bars
- Packet soups
- Multi-vitamins (b/c by the end you will be super malnourished)
- Metamucil (fiber can be super hard to come across)
- Bifidophilus tablets (to keep your gut healthy)
- Gastro kit
- Kickass loofah (resist the temptation to scrub off all your super filthy skin)
- 1 weeks worth of underwear
- Ipod with lectures/stories
- Kindle if you are going to be there for more than 2 weeks (illiterate people tend to not be so keen on libraries/book stores so if you're a fast reader your gonna find it tough to find enough books to satiate your appetite)
- Torch (vital due to lack of electricity)
- Cutlery/shallow bowl/cup for hot drinks
- Mouthwash/floss (sounds unnecessary but you really appreciate hygiene products in the 3rd world)
- Plastic applicator tampons
- Canvas shopping bag (always handy)
- Handkerchief (for mopping up the fountain of sweat from your forehead)
- Moneybelt
- Small day bag that can't be slashed with a knife, that has zips and many pockets and can carry a water bottle.
- water bottle, preferably metal with a clip.
- A backpackers' backpack, approx 70 liters (suitcases, particularly ones with wheels are useless if there's no roads)
- A sense of humour and adventure
Happy travels!
