How to pack a carry-on suitcase for a 5 month trip
If packing a carry-on sometimes is a challenge, you can imagine for a five month trip… Yeah, the start of my longest trip to date is finally here. I’m going to Southeast Asia for five months. Yes, five months, visiting Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, India… I believe this is going to be one of the most important journeys of my entire life, and I’m getting so excited. OMG! So much to do… draw up itineraries, make reservations, contact overseas friends, and also… packing. Surely, I can’t be the only who gets excited but also a little overwhelmed about an upcoming trip? I’ve gone to Europe twice with just a carry-on: once for a month and once for 40 days! In fact, the last time I took a trip with a big piece of luggage was in 2010. Then I went to 10 countries in 35 days, and I was constantly pulling my luggage on the streets of the old continent. Never again!! Ever since then I’ve been traveling light. But this time is different. Five months. That’s...