A Guy Shares 50 Backpacking Tips...
Dave Dean
Born and raised in the South Island of New Zealand, Dave Dean started travelling over a decade ago and hasn't quite figured how to stop yet. His degree in Political Science and History was obviously the perfect preparation for a career in IT, which has given him the freedom to work around the world and enough internet access to book his next plane ticket. Dave isn't quite sure what he wants to do when he grows up but suspects it may involve sun, beer and a large body of water.
We asked Dave to offer some tips for a traveller's first extended backpacking adventure. At the end of his article we also linked backpacking tips from a woman's point of view. We all can learn from both the male and female ways of looking at this topic.
Here's what Dave suggests...
About to head off and see the world but feeling a bit daunted by the whole thing? Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. The great thing is that it really doesn’t have to be that hard – a little knowledge goes a long way. Here’s a few useful tips that I wish I’d known before I went travelling for the first time. Want more of Dave's tips. Go to: http://www.whatsdavedoing.com/
Planning and packing...
1. If you’re not sure if you need it, you don’t.
2. If you’re pretty sure you need it, you don’t.
3. If you’re absolutely certain you need it, you probably still don’t.
4. Take more money.
5. Take more pairs of underwear.
6. Take fewer pairs of shoes.
7. If it can’t be worn for three days then washed and dried in a hostel laundry room, don’t bring it.
8. Your airline’s baggage allowance is a limit, not a challenge.
9. Shampoo, conditioner, shower gel. Pack small sizes.
10. If you can’t carry your luggage up a flight of stairs easily by yourself, it’s too heavy. See hints 1, 2 & 3.
11. Make sure your passport has enough pages and validity (> 6 months) to last your entire trip.
12. A little planning is good. For example, accommodation in Europe can be hard to find in peak season.
13. A lot of planning is not. The best experiences are often spontaneous – detailed itineraries don’t allow for that.
14. Aspirin, Band-Aids and Imodium. The traveller’s trifecta.
15. Contraceptives are not the stupidest idea in the world either.
16. Take another memory card for your camera. You’ll need it.
7/19/2010
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두 번째 사랑 (2007) / Never Forever
한국
감독: 김진아
주연: 하정우, 베라 파미가
장소: 뉴욕, USA
하정우와 베라 파미가라는 배우를 스크린에서 처음 만나게 해 준 영화,
베라 파미가의 눈 색깔과 하정우의 연기가 깊은 인상을 줌.
AzulOscuroCasiNegro (2006) / Dark Blue Almost Black
España
감독: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
배경: Madrid, España
원래 제목을 충실히 옮겨보자면 '검정에 가까운 짙은 파랑' 정도가 될 듯..
아래 포스팅한 La misma luna 도 그렇고 영어로 옮겨진 것을 그대로 가져다 쓰는 영화들이 너무나 많기에 이젠 할 말도 없지만.. 영어식자층이 그만큼 많다는 것으로 알면 되려나 :P
에스빠냐 영화=뻬드로 알모도바르 라는 공식에 갇혀(본의아니게?)있는 한국의 영화팬들에게 권하고 싶은 에스빠냐 영화 중 하나이다.
제목처럼 영화 속 공간들은 푸르거나 해가 쨍하거나.
주인공 호르헤Jorge의 수위 작업복 색깔(푸른색) 이 결말에서는 그가 그렇게도 원하던 검정색 수트로 바뀌는 장면은 두고두고 기억될 것 같다. *직업은 그대로라는게 아이러니라고 할수도 있겠지만
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