Tomorrow I'm taking off.
I'll pack my bags, hug my family and jump on a train. My BFF will be waiting for me in Helsinki and I'll get to spend an awesome day with my dearest friend before I go and celebrate Helsinki Pride before hopping on a plane and following the sun to the East. And take a shower before I head to the airport, a big plus(:
I'll be flying to Hong Kong with Finnair and then to Denpasar with Garuda Airlines. The backpack cover that I ordered from eBay came a week ago so I don't even have to go through the special check in and don't have to stress about my backpack making it all the way to Bali without losing a strap or two.
Amazing packing tip!
My future sister-in-law borrowed me 2 plastic vacuum bags so I sucked all my clothes super tightly into a roll! Amazing how much space I'll save with this thing... I'll need to go borrow a vacuum cleaner from a cleaning lady at the last place where I stay so I can vacuum my stuff again before coming home(: Strongly recommended for anyone wanting to travel with a small backpack but have everything essential with you, and maybe even that cute sundress or two you otherwise would've had to leave home! Look how cute and tight package that is, around 50cm x 20cm = 5 bikini sets, 4 sundresses, a Helly Hansen jacket, 2 shorts, a bunch of underwear and socks, 3 long sleeved shirts, 2 x harem pants, 10 tops and I think I even forgot something...(: Awesome! Weighs around 6kg. (And yeah, sure it gets wrinkly but what doesn't even when you stuff it into a backpack) Here's a quick, crappy photo of the roll just so you get the idea.
Insurance
I am the person who usually leaves everything important to the absolute last second. So today I took care of my insurances(: I have a yearly insurance for my apartment and it also includes an insurance for my luggage while traveling, up to 3 500 eur. I also need to have a separate insurance for scuba diving (pressure chamber isn't the cheapest form of treatment... nor is a helicopter ride from somewhere in the middle of the ocean to the closest city with one) so I decided to get the DAN (Divers Alert Network) Silver membership with insurance. It covers diving and non-diving related illness and/or injury quite well so that combined with my home insurance should be sufficient. Hopefully I don't need to find out in action what they do cover and what they don't...
Antsypantsy
I've been a bit antsy for the past few days and it seems to be getting a lot worse(: I've traveled quite a bit so leaving itself is easy, no anxiety or worries about anything... just happy to go already! So many awesome plans and things to do, people to meet. I'm also eager to start actually sharing cooler things than packing and itineraries with you guys(; But thanks for sucking it up through all this preparation stuff... but now, get ready for the adventure!
Love and light,
Emma
I'll pack my bags, hug my family and jump on a train. My BFF will be waiting for me in Helsinki and I'll get to spend an awesome day with my dearest friend before I go and celebrate Helsinki Pride before hopping on a plane and following the sun to the East. And take a shower before I head to the airport, a big plus(:
I'll be flying to Hong Kong with Finnair and then to Denpasar with Garuda Airlines. The backpack cover that I ordered from eBay came a week ago so I don't even have to go through the special check in and don't have to stress about my backpack making it all the way to Bali without losing a strap or two.
Amazing packing tip!
My future sister-in-law borrowed me 2 plastic vacuum bags so I sucked all my clothes super tightly into a roll! Amazing how much space I'll save with this thing... I'll need to go borrow a vacuum cleaner from a cleaning lady at the last place where I stay so I can vacuum my stuff again before coming home(: Strongly recommended for anyone wanting to travel with a small backpack but have everything essential with you, and maybe even that cute sundress or two you otherwise would've had to leave home! Look how cute and tight package that is, around 50cm x 20cm = 5 bikini sets, 4 sundresses, a Helly Hansen jacket, 2 shorts, a bunch of underwear and socks, 3 long sleeved shirts, 2 x harem pants, 10 tops and I think I even forgot something...(: Awesome! Weighs around 6kg. (And yeah, sure it gets wrinkly but what doesn't even when you stuff it into a backpack) Here's a quick, crappy photo of the roll just so you get the idea.
Insurance
I am the person who usually leaves everything important to the absolute last second. So today I took care of my insurances(: I have a yearly insurance for my apartment and it also includes an insurance for my luggage while traveling, up to 3 500 eur. I also need to have a separate insurance for scuba diving (pressure chamber isn't the cheapest form of treatment... nor is a helicopter ride from somewhere in the middle of the ocean to the closest city with one) so I decided to get the DAN (Divers Alert Network) Silver membership with insurance. It covers diving and non-diving related illness and/or injury quite well so that combined with my home insurance should be sufficient. Hopefully I don't need to find out in action what they do cover and what they don't...
Antsypantsy
I've been a bit antsy for the past few days and it seems to be getting a lot worse(: I've traveled quite a bit so leaving itself is easy, no anxiety or worries about anything... just happy to go already! So many awesome plans and things to do, people to meet. I'm also eager to start actually sharing cooler things than packing and itineraries with you guys(; But thanks for sucking it up through all this preparation stuff... but now, get ready for the adventure!
Love and light,
Emma
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