Preparations

Looks like someone had an idea without thinking it through. Finally, vacation time, experiencing something exciting again, adventure, fun, culture, foreign countries, those are the key points for the planned trip. Only, what all is involved as a 'first-time backpacker', I naturally wasn't aware of that.

I was already on the verge of a nervous breakdown when booking the flights, trying to find the right flights where you had to keep an eye on the time and especially the budget, quite stressful for the little blonde. And then there was Dad, who managed it again and showed me how, thank you very much for that.

After booking all the flights, accommodations, and buying the missing utensils (that you need on such a trip)  , the next highlight was: HOW DO I PACK THE BACKPACK and WHAT DO I TAKE WITH ME? As a normal/package holidaymaker in a hotel, it's clear from the start: I pack my suitcase for about 10 days of beach holiday and even though you only wear a bikini and short clothes there, the space in the suitcase is never enough. Now I only have a backpack and I have to carry it with me every day, and where should all those shoes and clothes (which are always unnecessary anyway) go? So I sat for hours watching YouTube videos and reading forums on how experienced backpackers do it.

After packing the backpack, I was almost a little proud, and I wondered how heavy the thing still is. So I sorted out and repacked again, I did all of that twice! :D  But now I'm done and curious about what I forgot or what was still unnecessary on my trip.

But now, let's start, enjoy, and wait.

to be continued...