I'm going on an adventure!

In two days I embark on a 3.5 month long world tour. I'll be visiting 11 countries, of which I've only been to one before. This trip was initially just going to be a Southeast Asia tour, but it kind of snowballed into what it is now. First, my sister is in Croatia this week and wanted to meet her friend in London for her spring break next week. My mom didn't want her to be staying somewhere alone so I very generously volunteered to meet her there.

After London, because of the tour dates that were available, I ended up having a little under a month to fill before I needed to head to Thailand so I picked three countries I haven't been to before to go see. Then, it seemed like a shame not to go to Australia and New Zealand while I'm on the other side of the world and my mom suggested that she and my sister meet me there to spend a week in Australia before a Lord of the Rings tour of New Zealand (which she has wanted to do forever). Tour timing again stranded me on the other side of the globe for two weeks so I decided to spend it in Bali with my sister, who will be done with school for the semester by then.

And suddenly I was at three months! I'm so excited about how many new places I'll be seeing, and I'm especially happy that my family will be able to go with me for so much of it!

Here's the game plan:

1. England (London): March 11 - 19 
2. Ireland (Dublin): March 19 - 24 
3. Iceland (Reykjavik): March 24 - 31 
4. Spain (Barcelona and Madrid): April 1 - 18 
5. Thailand (Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Sukothai, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai): Gate1 Tour! April 18 - 30 
6. Laos (Luang Prabang): Gate1 Tour! April 30 - May 2 
7. Cambodia (Siem Reap): Gate1 Tour! May 2 - 5 
8. Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh, Ho An, Hue, Halong Bay, Hanoi): Gate1 Tour! May 5 - 15 
9. Indonesia (Bali): May 15 - 26 
10. Australia (Sydney, Cairns, Uluru): May 27 - June 5 
11. New Zealand (Auckland, Rotorua, Ohakune, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Twizel, Cromwell, Queenstown) - Lord of the Rings Tour! June 5 - 19 

I'll be with different people in different countries, will be on my own some, and will also be taking two guided tours! The first is a 27 day Gate1 Tour of Southeast Asia and the second is a two-week tour of the Lord of the Rings filming sites in New Zealand.

I'm taking only a 46L backpack and a purse. Right now everything I am going to pack is laid out on one half of our ping-pong table. Because of the variety of temperatures I'll be in, it was very difficult to pack light. I probably over packed but it's so hard to tell. The coldest place I'm going is Iceland which will be around freezing and the warmest is Thailand and Indonesia, which will likely be in the 90s (Fahrenheit).

Here's my initial packing list; at the end of my trip I'll re-evaluate it, adding anything I needed and removing anything I didn't.

	Clothes		Toiletries		Electronics		Other		Day Bag
	Underclothes		Toiletry bag		travel plug adapter		copies of papers		Crossbody purse
	bralettes x3		deodorant		iPhone + charger		sleeping bag liner		sunglasses
	underwear x7		sunscreen stick		headphones + splitter		water bottle		alarm
	socks x7		toothbrush		kindle + charger		water bottle strap		mirror
	Tops		floss		portable phone charger		towel		chapstick
	shirts x4		razor		usb drive		wash cloth		nail clippers
	tank tops x3		epilator		extension cord		lock		tissues
	white cami		q-tips		waterproof phone bag		pen + journal		makeup
	long sleeve shirts x3		brush + comb		selfie stick		eye mask		First aid pouch
	Bottoms		ponytail holders				earplugs		band-aids
	capri leggings x1		bobby pins/clips				umbrella		moleskin
	shorts x2		jewelry				carabiner		after-bite
	elephant pants		tweezers				plastic bags		alcohol wipes
	fleece leggings		DivaCup				mini backpack		Polysporin
	jeggings		panty liners + pads				Tide to go pen		Advil
	Other Clothes		retainers				makeup		antihistamines
	sarong		soap						Dramamine
	swimsuit		1 quart zip bag						decongestent
	black sweater		shampoo						malaria pills
	raincoat		conditioner						anti-diarrhea meds
	puffy coat		lotion						Money belt
	scarf		face lotion						passport + immunizations
	gloves		toothpaste						drivers license
	Shoes		hand sanitizer						money/credit cards
	gym shoes		certain dri deodorant
	flip flops		bug repellent
	rainboots		coconut oil

Everything laid out and ready to be packed

And the finished product! I'm kind of amazed it all fit.