Packing Woes

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

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I came across this particular quote and fell in love with it because it made sense. The whole of today had been dedicated to me slowly packing for my very first faraway trip in a long, long time. Finally I could get away from the usual Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan bubble and scratch off more countries on my scratch map.

For the next 10 days, I’ll be in Turkey. There will be a lot of ground covered, and a lot of travelling done so I am pretty excited. This is also the first time in years that I am joining my family on a packaged tour. My mum usually prefers free and easy travelling -something I’ve inherited from her – so it’s going to be quite interesting. Plus my grandma’s coming with us. It’s going to be epic.

I’ve been so used to travelling on my own that I’m happy for once I get to take the backseat and not worry about anything. The only thing I worried about was packing. It should be an easy task for me as I do it on a weekly basis, but I learnt packing for work and packing for leisure travel ain’t the same.

Things I needed to consider:

1. It’s winter in Turkey. That meant the type of clothing I need to bring.
2. How cold is cold? Is it as bitter cold as Japan’s winter or is it leather jackets sufficient during the day like the Gold Coast?
3. How many pairs of shoes should I bring? Should I stick to my trusty Converse or wear my boots?
4. The Modcloth ones or Timberlands?
5. What if the Timberland ones aren’t comfy enough.
6. What if the Modcloth ones fall apart?
7. Oh dear God.

Anyway, I’m just gonna pack what I can carry and hope for the best. This space will be a little more quiet than usual, but you can follow me on INSTAGRAM for a daily progress or FACEBOOK!

Till then!


  • http://nomelizabeth.blogspot.com/ Elizabeth Than

    Omg. My heart just went on the panic mode for a bit. So exciting!!!

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