This was the packing list we used to get ready for backpacking around the world. We've also provided some lessons learned at the end of the list - what we didn't need, and what we wished we'd brought along. Footnotes H aving spent four months living out of the contents of one rucksack, here is some feedback on what we wish we'd taken and what we wish we'd left in the bottom drawer. We seemed to spend too much time in laundrettes. We thought it'd be easy to get locally, but it isn't, and it ain't cheap.
Rucksack covers Good protection from dirt and thieves.
One pair is enough Chicken wire lining on the rucksasck - not much protection really, and it gets in the way. Guidebooks - again, you can buy rough guides and lonely planets new or second hand in most countries as you arrive, and resell them afterwards. You are reading Adrian and Katie's Home Pageand World Tour - Planning Notes. In 1998, Adrian and Katie put the rat race on hold for a year to travel the world.