Traveller’s Gear

It’s been a long time since I posted here. Hmmm, May be I am too busy with work and other routines or Am I not managing my time properly? Need to think about it later.Anyway, let me delve into today’s post.

Travelling is a great thing to do. I would not say it is my passion and all. I have not travelled much all my life. The longest distance I have travelled is from Chennai to Gujarat. It was just a 5 day trip. Out of which, four days were on train.

One of my favorite shows on televison is “Globe Trekker” which is aired regularly on Discovery’s Travel and Living channel. In this program,the presenter travels different countries and show us the culture and living. They use minimum travel gear and show all cheap and best places to stay and eat. Good concept though.I never miss the ones which are presented by Megan McCormick, Ian Wright and Justin Shapiro. The presentation from these people just nails you down on the chair for an hour. They make you feel as if you are on the country with their lively presentation. Gosh! Megan and Ian steal the show. Megan with her looks and bubbly presentation and Ian with his down to earth simplicity. This one show really inspired me. I am planning to travel a lot of countries from now on.

So, as a beginner, I need to work out on some basic gears for a good traveller. I was discussing with Balaji and we have come up with a list.Here it goes…

1. A very strong Backpack
2. 10 T-shirts,4 Bermudas and a Jean too
3. A torch
4. A pair of trainers and 6 pairs of socks
5. A very good Digital Camera. A Digital SLR will be too good to resist
6. A Swiss-Army knife
7. Traveller’s cheque of $1000 minimum
8. International Plastic card

I suppose these are the essentials for a good traveller. If you have any to add to this list, you are welcome. I am gonna buy all these within a year’s time and start travelling.