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		<description><![CDATA[Going abroad is no longer a dream now. With the increasing number of cheap airline tickets, free stay at home a fellow backpacker around the world, dreams can come true around the world. All lines of expenditure endeavored to find the lowest possible, even for free. Backpacker Backpack comes from the word, which means a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nzmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/496px-Urban_backpacking.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-300" src="http://www.nzmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/496px-Urban_backpacking-150x150.jpg" alt="496px-Urban_backpacking" width="150" height="150" /></a>Going abroad is no longer a dream now. With the increasing number of cheap airline tickets, free stay at home a fellow backpacker around the world, dreams can come true around the world. All lines of expenditure endeavored to find the lowest possible, even for free.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nzmirror.com">Backpacker</a> Backpack comes from the word, which means a backpack or rucksack. Meanwhile, people who travel with backpack called a backpacker. So the activity of a journey undertaken by the backpacker called backpacking.<br />
Backpacker travel as synonymous with cheap travel. All lines of expenditure endeavored to find the lowest possible, even for free.<br />
Here are tips for backpacking:</p>
<p>1. Find cheap airline tickets.<br />
always looking for cheap airfare information on this. If necessary, register (sign up) to a few websites so if there are cheap flight ticket promo program, you&#8217;ll be sent an e-mail.</p>
<p>2. Boxed Art backpack.<br />
Try to pack backpack and light as short as possible. The reason: because it will often change places. In addition, low-cost airlines only allow bags brought into the cabin free of charge a maximum of 7 kg. So, do you bring enough clothes and essentials. An important baseball and forget about complicated than the heavy-nenteng nenteng backpack, will instead be troublesome journey.</p>
<p>3. Find information through the <a href="http://www.nzmirror.com">Internet</a>, magazines, books about destinations would you go so you know exactly what you would do upon arrival.</p>
<p>4. Careful and vigilant during the trip. Keep your passport, money and other valuables in a special bag and always embedded in the body. Never released in any place.</p>
<p>5. Do not carry anything valuable.<br />
If you bring a notebook and <a href="http://www.nzmirror.com">gadgets</a>, so be careful when sleeping in bed dormitory room in backpacker hostels. Use the safety box facility is in a hostel is to store valuables when sleeping and bathing.</p>
<p>6. For female backpacker, do not wear excessive jewelry for backpacking. If necessary, jewelry pake not need it at all fishing was better than other people to do evil.</p>
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		<title>Some Handy Travel Packing Tips</title>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Traveling can be great fun especially if it is for a holiday. We all want breaks in the middle of our daily schedules. Going away for a short trip to some place nearby can be a great way to unwind. However, the most important aspect of vacations is packing. What we need on a trip is crucial to make things easy during the trip. There are some easy steps to make sure you take exactly what you need and don&#8217;t miss out on anything important.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Make a List</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The first step to packing intelligently is to make a list of all the things you think you need. Don&#8217;t hold back while making this list as we will be editing them when you actually put those things together. Make sure you have the following as part of your list positively:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">? Cash<br />
? Credit cards<br />
? Clothes<br />
? Underwear<br />
? Passport (or any other identification proof)<br />
? Travelers&#8217; check<br />
? Toiletries<br />
? Xerox copies of the tickets</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Other than these, you may add a few more things such as your mp3 player, extra batteries for your camera, charger for your iPod and cell phone, and some snacks to munch on during travel.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Use Separate Plastic Packets and Zip Lock Bags</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Packing your various items in separate plastic bags is the best way to make things simple and easy for you to deal with. This will help you be quick and organized if you have to go through customs check at the airport. If you are staying at a hotel then you don&#8217;t have the space or time to unpack everything in your room and then look through your belongings. Using separate zip lock bags is also very helpful when you are carrying liquid substances such as body wash, lotions and even liquid make up. In case of leakage or breaking out at least your clothes and other important documents will not be ruined if they are separated by bags.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Plan your Outfits According to the Days</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Don&#8217;t pack every bit of clothing you possess when you travel. Remember, that most of us like to shop for clothes when we go somewhere. Unless you are also planning to buy new suitcases, you may need some extra space to pack in the things you have bought during your vacation. Therefore, carry two extra pair of clothes than you have calculated according to the number of days of travel and the possible events that may come your way.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Keep Money, Valuables in Different Places</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Don&#8217;t stuff all your cash, credit cards, jewelry, camera, iPod, phone and other expensive object into a single bag. If that bag happens to get lost or stolen then you will have nowhere to go. Some documents such as passport and tickets may be irreplaceable, at least for the time being.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Therefore, compartmentalize them and use more than one bag to put them in.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Always carry enough underwear so that you don&#8217;t have to wash them in the middle of your trip. Traveling light makes it easy to move around and reduces the chances of losing belongings. Keep a few extra plastic bags to throw things into.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">1. Find Out The Largest-Size Carry-On Luggage You&#8217;re Aloud and Buy It</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although you want to significantly cut down on the amount of luggage you take, you should still take advantage of the maximum size carry on luggage you can take. Find out what the average carry on allowance is and buy an new bag to fit those dimensions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. Wear Your Heaviest/Bulkiest Items</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ok, so it&#8217;s an obvious point, but if you&#8217;re taking some bulky items, such as a thick coat, or walking boots, wear them on the plane and free up as much valuable space in your carry on luggage as possible.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. Create A Packing List &#8212; And Ruthlessly Edit</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It This is something you can perfect over time. Basically, every time you go abroad create a packing list. Then, when you come home and unpack make a note of everything you didn&#8217;t use. Then cross them off the list for next time!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. Plan To Buy Things At Your Destination</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Remember, most destinations will have places you can buy the basics you need to get you by. Need a smarter shirt for an unplanned trip to a fancy restaurant, just buy one at a local store. You&#8217;ll also be able to discard these items if you need to before you leave.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. Decant Toiletries Into Smaller Bottles</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For your essential toiletries, do away with the bumper family size bottles and decant rations into smaller bottles. Not only will you save space, but also a lot of weight. And remember the point above &#8212; if you run out you can always buy some more.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. Roll Your Clothes</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It&#8217;s an old trick but an effective one. Rolling your clothes makes them easier to pack down into the corners of your carry on, plus it can help you avoid the creases created by folding.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. Wear Clothing With Lots Of Pockets</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Remember, you don&#8217;t need to carry everything in your luggage. Wearing clothing with extra pockets, such as cargo pants, or those vests that professional photographers wear, you can carry many smaller items and leave space for the bigger stuff in your luggage.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">8. Buy Speciality Travel Clothing That Converts</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now you can buy items of clothing specifically designed for travelers. Usually travel clothing has features such as being light-weight, breathable and none-creasing and quick drying, but you can also find clothing that is convertible. Trousers that turn into shorts, or long sleeved items that become short sleeved. By making your clothing work twice as hard, you can save twice as much space.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">9. Buy Speciality Travel Products Designed To Be Compact</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Aswell as clothing designed for traveling, you can find all manner of accessories that have been designed for traveling and to be compact. For example a travel towel can be a quarter of the size of a traditional towel.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">10. Ask Others For Their Tips</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you see someone breezing through check in with just one bag, stop them and ask them how they do it. Most people love to show off how clever and travel-savvy they are, so they&#8217;ll be happy to share their wisdom with you!</p>
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