How We Packed For A Month Of Travel

One of our favourite travel quotes is “Pack lite, travel far and live long”. As we are off to go traveling for a month, starting from Manila (Philippines) and finishing in Bali (Indonesia), we decided to show off how lite we have packed for the journey. We actually can’t believe how light our backpacks are!

This time we wanted to make sure that we’ll carry only one small backpack each and no more than 5 kg in each backpack. The reason being, it’s going to be extremely hot and we don’t want to sweat like pigs with a heavy load and it’s going to be more convenient and much easier for us to walk when looking for a cheap accommodation around. This morning, we made a list of all necessary things we had to pack in order to survive and here is what we are taking with us for one month journey:

Agness’s backpack

“Less is more” in most cases, so I took only (from the top left):

  • Notebook and flight tickets
  • Backpack
  • Straw hat (I had it from one of the local hostels in Kho Phangan, Thailand and we never parted since)
  • 3 t-shirts and 2 shirts
  • Swimsuit and sunglasses
  • Shoes
  • Waterproof bag
  • Digital camera with all chargers
  • External hard drive
  • Perfume
  • Mp3 player
  • 1 bag of make-up stuff
  • 1 bag of cosmetics
  • 1 bag of plasters and medicines (mainly pain killers)
  • Phone
  • Laptop
Things to pack for a month of journey
That’s all I’m taking with me

Cez’s backpack

Cez took (from the top left):

  • Backpack
  • Towel (one for both of us)
  • 3 x t-shirts and 3 x shorts
  • Mp3 player
  • Digital camera with all chargers
  • Kindle
  • Passport
  • Small padlock
  • Notebook (small laptop)
  • 2 x creams from Agness and a hair gel
  • Toothbrush and shaving kit
  • Waterproof bag
Packing
That’s what Cez is taking with him

Plan of the journey

Although we have never been well-organised travelers believing that “the less you plan, the more adventurous your journey is”, this time we wanted to plan things in advance (money saving + meeting travel bloggers on the road). Based on your recommendations (comments, e-mails and Facebook messages we are so grateful for), we came up with a well-structured plan of journey adding a lot of interesting and stunning places.

Laptop on the bed
Reading your comments when planning a journey

On our list there are some places like Pagudpud, Batad, Malapascua Rice Terraces, Donsol Bay, Camguin or El Nido in the Philippines, China Town, hawker center and Marina Bay Sand in Singapore and Gili Islands,  Ubud and Padang Bai in Indonesia. Of course these are only few places we are planning to explore. We are still flexible with time and destinations and hope to meet some awesome people on road who will make us change our plan!

A girl is planning the journey
Planning the journey

We would like to say thank you for all of your comments, advice and expertise! We really appreciate it.

See also  2 Days Toraja, Indonesia Itinerary

Let the adventure begin… Manila, here we come!

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Agness Walewinder
Agness Walewinder
Travel freak, vagabond, photography passionate, blogger, life enthusiast, backpacker, adventure hunter and endless energy couchsurfer living by the rule "Pack lite, travel far and live long!"
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78 thoughts on “How We Packed For A Month Of Travel”

  1. Avatar of The Guy

    You guys are so organised. I truly believe in packing light. But I’m terrible at it.

    There is nothing worse than being held back by heavy luggage, breaking a sweat as you rush to make travel connections. I really need to try harder on the light packing route.

    I’m with Cez on this one, can’t travel without the beloved kindle!!!

  2. Avatar of Carl

    5kg each?! Awesome, you’ve beaten my regular pack which is just over 6kg usually.

    Looking forward to hearing about your trip guys. Will be particularly interested to see what you think of Bali. Enjoy!

  3. Avatar of Noelfy

    You don’t need perfume there, Agness! just maybe a good deo. In warm countries I usually carry a tiny size of powder perfume from the dessert. Easy to carry, weigh nothing and won’t stain the skin with alcohol.

    In Philippines they sell everything in mini sizes, perfect to stock up again.

    I would rather take 2 small towels (they dry very quick) than a big one.

    1. Avatar of Agness Walewinder

      Thanks Noelia for that. I’m not gonna take this perfume with me now, will buy the powder perfume in the Philippines! That’s an awesome idea. As for the towels, I’m taking one small face towel as my face is so gentle and sensitive and I will use the hostel towels! :D It’s way too big for my backpack.

  4. Avatar of Iulia - ThePinkMoustache
    Iulia - ThePinkMoustache

    Oh wow, talk about packing light! That’s a really good job for a month of travel. Sounds like a really cool trip you’re taking, looking forward to reading about it!

  5. Avatar of Stef

    Wow, you packed seriously light. I don’t know if I could make that even though I improved my packing a lot during the last years ;) I wish you so much fun, happy travels, changes of plans which guide you to breathtaking places and a lot of stories to tell!

  6. Avatar of Yara Coelho

    Wow, that laptop looks sooooo heavy :)

    I usually travel with a maximum weight of 5/6 kg. Since I’m not very tall or big, more than that would ruin my back. I’m excited to hear about your next adventures, I wish I could hide in your bag and go with you :)

    1. Avatar of Agness Walewinder

      Thank Yara. 5/6 kg? That’s also impressive. I’m also not very tall (165cm) and I’m only 50 kg, so more than 8kg would kill my back!

  7. Avatar of Franca

    That is impressively light packing, well done guys! You have all you need for 30 days, you must get very excited now and I look forward to hear all about your adventures! Have a safe and great trip!

    1. Avatar of Agness Walewinder

      Yes, we are super excited and if we need something, we can always buy it on the road. Cheers Franca. You also have fun!

  8. Avatar of Steph (@ 20 Years Hence)

    That is definitely taking packing light to the next level! I think I normally pack more even if I’m just going away for the weekend… ;) I’m not sure if I could survive with so little, but it will certainly make your travel days that much easier!

  9. Avatar of Heather

    Impressive! Packing light is definitely easier when traveling in hot climates, but I still couldn’t survive on so little. I hope you’ve got some sunscreen and mosquito repellent in the mix! Wishing you safe and happy travels :-D

    1. Avatar of Agness Walewinder

      I know. We packed light mainly for the sake of hot weather. Thank you Heather. We will certainly have a lot of fun and FOOD!

  10. Avatar of Maria

    Traveling light is great – easier in warm climates than in cold but doable in both. I might of missed it, but don’t see where Agness listed any pants/shorts… unless they’re part of what’s in Cez’s pack.

    1. Avatar of Agness Walewinder
      Agness Walewinder

      Maria, thanks for reminding me about my pants, totally FORGOT IT. I’m taking some shorts as well. 1 pair, no more!

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