PACKING FOR THE TRIP   

Pack only your swimming gear and some shorts – just kidding but why not?

BASIC TIPS

Travel light, buy supplies in India including shoes and sandals. Do not bring any medicines unless you need specific brands or you are undergoing a specific course of treatment.  Of course it could be comforting to have a small medicine pack you are familiar with.....

LIST OF THINGS TO PACK

Three T shirts

Three shorts

Two trousers

Underwear

Swimming gear

Flashlight

One small towel

A small five metre nylon string for drying clothes

Music equipment – Discman,walkman, MP3 Player etc..

Film  camera - Buy the kodak films here

Digital Camera - buy the accessories at home and bring your software CDROM

Sneakers one pair

Shaving kit

Chain and padlock to tie down your gear when in a dormitory or in a train

One toothpaste tube - buy the next one here

Sun tan lotion

You managed to fit in more ? Do let us know…

GEAR THAT CAN BE BOUGHT ON ARRIVAL

Odomos mosquito repellant cream

Good Knight electric mosquito repellant.

Sandals or local leather chappals – go to a Bata store

One bar of bathing soap/small ¼ kilo Henko/Tide/Surf detergent

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You bought a bag on arrival and filled it up ..let us know

BACKPACK OR NOT – Many today travel very comfortably smaller bags of the kind that one uses for athletic gear or footballers use to carry their gear on the field.

Make that two bags if necessary. A big backpack is really heavy to lug around. It looks romantic but is difficult to store and very very heavy to carry around looking for a hotel room.

A portable bag makes it easy to move around. Ensure that it has facilities for a lock.

SLEEPING BAG

Bring a sleeping bag only if you are going trekking or into the mountains !

Travellers experiences from bulletin boards

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