Rambling About Travel Preparations and Stuff
Since you guys seem to like my ramblings, or free writing if you try to sound cool and artsyfartsy with it, I'm gonna do a little more of it today.
I'm spending a good portion of this week on getting some stuff done in preparation for the upcoming trip to London. I really enjoy getting ready for a trip, it's half the fun of it! I feel so excited about travelling and I can extend the fun of it by thinking about the future travels for all of previous week. I like making sure I have all the timetables and tickets I need for the actual travel part, some local currency and for example, a power outlet converter thingy I need when going from EU to UK. I like googling possible things to do, picking out clothing I want to wear, making sure all the favourites are clean and picking out all the shoes I need, which is usually at least three pairs.
I think I'm gonna take a pair of white sneaker, ladylike version of black combat boots and super high heeled black booties for a possible night out. I've been wanting to wear the booties on many occasions, but I haven't had a change because they have been missing a heel tab for ages, but I finally took them for repair yesterday. I happened to notice my trusty black leather backpack, which I have with me every day, was giving out on the straps, probably due to carrying heavy camera gear on it on most days. I got the shoes and backpack both repaired, and went to get them this morning. The weather was pretty lovely for a good 5 kilometre walk in the morning, and now I feel pretty good and energised for getting that done.
From my experience visiting London in early autumn is that is fucking cold, wet and windy, and I am not good with any of those. I get cold so easily, it's ridiculous. And yes, I'm skinny, that is why, but no, I don't want to fatten myself up, thanks for suggesting though. I would still like to look cute, and not like I'm going on a polar expedition on September. Which can be a cute look too, but a bit too much. Leather jacket, jeans and wool layers will probably do the trick this time. I just have to pick which of my array of grey knitwear I'm gonna take with me. I'm pretty simple with my clothing, but I want to have options of basically the similar stuff, two different leather jackets, probably three pairs of jeans in different colours, and half a suitcase full of knitwear, and white and black t shirts.
I was going to go with only hand luggage, but it really isn't possible for me. One big part of all trips is the photography, and when I bring my two most used lenses, the Sigmas, the Nikon body and of course my laptop and all the chargers, that alone weighs around 5 kilos. Adding cosmetics, and clothing for cold climate, the hand luggage only travel is not happening. If you don't feel the cold, don't care much for looks, don't need a laptop and only camera is your phone, then you can go with only hand luggage, but it's not for me.
I have a new, small camera on the shopping list, the Fujifilm X100F, but it will have to hang on the wanted list for a while longer I think. The crypto markets will determine when I can get it. That would allow me to size down on little trips so I wouldn't have to carry three kilos of camera gear with me to everywhere, but could go with a camera that, in theory, can fit to a jacket pocket. I wonder if I could cope with going abroad with only one camera with a fixed lens of 22mm (about 35mm equivalent on a full frame), I'm so used to having a range from 18 to 100mm on a crop sensor, and with spectacular image quality.
I'm always a little torn about the stuff I carry with me, because I actually hate bringing even a handbag anywhere! I have been loving my little backpack, because it allows me to be hands free, but I would prefer having everything fit in my jacket pockets. I need and want to have stuff with me, like snack, lip balm, cash, bandaids, power bank etc, but I hate carrying the stuff. I think I am going to try and show you my emergency kits I have with me if I go outside for more than just a grocery store run. I'm very proud of the special kit I have put together and it's saved me, and people that are with me, many a times.
I'd like to see a what's in your bag post, since all the stuff in the photo looks yummy 😍😍
I haven't tasted any of it, but yeah, kinda looks like black liquorice ;) I will try to do that post tomorrow, I happen to have all the junk laying in my floor just now!
If you want a night out then perhaps here for dinner and some drinks. All the black leather made me think of it, but dont be scared off by the front of the shop, its just for fun...
That looks hella cool!
Yeah I had a pretty good night there once, the cocktails are a bit expensive but the atmosphere made up for it :)
Have you considered of getting a leather camera? I think it would go well with your clothing.
It almost sounds like you are fucking with me 🤔 I wonder if I could get a leather case for my camera...
Haha, I was pulling your leg a little bit 😁 But yeah, leather case also crossed my mind.
get you some leather pants and a mask and you could be catwoman! People love little kits that people bring with them, use the prepping and everydaycarry or EDC tags.
I would love to have leather pants, but they would probably need to be tailored just for me, so maybe when Dogecoin moons! Oh that is cool, thanks for the tip about the tags, will surely take a look. Though I think mine aren't really suited for the kind of prepping other people do, no bullets here 😂
there is a whole genre of prepping dedicated to EDC which may or may not include weapons. ;)
At first I’m like is that bike gear but I saw the camera and realize it’s super hero gear lol
I have no super powers! :(
Batman doesn’t either lol
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So all I need is a really fast car? And a mansion!
And the utility belt lol
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Yeas and yes! Haha I might do one too, been thinking about it 💜😘💜
I think it's super interesting to see what women carry in their purses, that is one of the few tags I really like on youtube!
Hi @eveuncovered, that's not a lot of luggage, if you saw what we carry when I travel with my wife you run away, hahaha and that are usually short trips and we go in our car. I see you're traveling pretty comfortable and ready for war.
This is not my travel stuff in the picture... I always take a luggage, like I wrote in the post.