What's In My Luggage?: Backpacking India for 4 Months

Clothes and shoes

2 pair of light pants, one long, one 3/4

1 pair of tight yoga shorts

4 short sleeve T-shirts

1 long sleeve T-shirt

1 Jersey zip-up Jacket

2 pair of socks

1 pair of stripe legwarmers

1 pair of tights

5 underwear panties

1 sports bra

1 bathing suite

2 bandanas

1 hair scarf

1 slip for sleeping

1 towel

1 rain jacket

1 pair of cloves

1 knitted cap

I pair of light hiking shoes

1 pair of sandals

Bags

1 cloth bag

1 big backpack

1 day backpack

1 sleeping bag

Cameras, electronic gear and manuals

1 Nikon D-300 camera body with 2 batteries

1 Tamron lens, 17-50mm, f 2.8

1 Nikon Coolpix P5100 camera with 2 batteries

1 Nikon flash SB-800 with cable for hotshoe

2 chargers for both Nikon cameras including cable

1 Holga camera with a couple of films and gaffers tape

1 Pop-up reflector

1 Monopod

1 160GB External Hard drive

1 2GB USB stick

1 MP3 player 1GB

5 blank DVDs with casing

3 DVD mailers

1 manual for D-300

1 manual for SB-800

1 manual MP3 player

Books and maps

3 books:

Wherever you go there you are – Jon Kabat-Zinn

Krishnamurti for beginners

Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya – Lonely Planet

2 maps of India

1 map if Nepal

Toiletries

1 small Dr. Bronner liquid lavender soap

1 deodorant

1 toothbrush and toothpaste

Some vitamins

1 hand sanitizer

1 pair of scissors

1 small bottle of body lotion

1 bottle of sunscreen

1 bottle of mosquito repellent

1 carton of pro-biotics

1 carton of Cipro antibiotics

2 bottles of iodine tablets

Some tampons

And……

1 Water bottle

2 packs of American Spirit cigarettes

1 Money belt with passport and visa, credit cards, traveler’s cheques, airline ticket and money

1 pocket knife

1 headlight

2 pairs of scissors

Model releases in Hindi and English

Some photos of me, my family and friends