What should you wear in Southeast Asia? Well, obviously it depends on where exactly you're going, when you'll be there, and what you'll be doing. For me, I will be in Cambodia during the rainy season (still very hot!), and will be working. During the days I'll be traveling to various villages to survey rice … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Wardrobe
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Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Packing List
Yippee, this post is the most fun of all for me to write!! I used to be the summer missions coordinator for Cru in our region, and I absolutely LOVED looking over the packing guides and travel information for all the different locations. This post is going to be a lot of text, so I won't … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Packing List
Southeast Asia Travel Guide: All the Bags
Packing is fun because you get to decide on a limited set of belongings that will carry you through a specific (adventurous!) time in your life - in a different place than you normally are. One of the exciting things for me is the opportunity to be minimalistic - something I normally am not, but … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: All the Bags
Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Clothing Inspiration
One of my first thoughts after finding out I was going to Cambodia was, "What am I going to wear??" I LOVE packing and could not wait to start planning my outfits and what all I was going to bring - before I even knew for sure that the trip was official. All my notebooks … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Clothing Inspiration
Packing Clothing for a Long Trip
So, I promised I would share about how I packed my clothing for our six-week trip to Australia and New Zealand. 1. Start early. I started thinking about what clothes I would bring months beforehand. This was important because if I wanted any new clothing for Australia's winter in July, I would need to buy … Continue reading Packing Clothing for a Long Trip
Travel Tips for International Plane Rides
Following up on my post about traveling overseas, let's talk about the actual "over seas" part: being prepared for the plane. We took nine flights throughout our six-week journey to Australia and New Zealand. Four were international, four were domestic US, and one was domestic Australia. All of them were longer than 3 hours. Needless … Continue reading Travel Tips for International Plane Rides
Packing Considerations for a Long Trip Overseas
I just read a blog post about tips for traveling to Europe, and it reminded me that I haven't ever posted anything about how I packed for our trip to Australia last summer! We went to Australia for five weeks during their winter, and we stayed in hotels, hostels, and a retreat center. After Australia, … Continue reading Packing Considerations for a Long Trip Overseas