CalyxOne

Couple things that must be taking care of before backpacking, especially for a newbie backpacker. I wrote it here and I hope it will be useful for you. It can be applied in any destination.

1. Who & whom – Who and with whom you will go? know characters of your partner so you can easily cooperate and integrate.
2. When – the time of departure. Note: 1. Time and dateof airplane/bus/train’s departure, don’t be late! Also taking care of work day or it isn’t. This assumption very much help. 2. Season of the destination so you can prepare all the stuffs in advance including food, dress etc.
3. Where? Know your destination, is it danger or not. Please be update with weather and climate. It is also useful when you are planning to the multiple destination. Good planning will reduce the cost.
4. Bring the important stuffs that maybe you need that hard to find or expensive in destination city. Passport, ID cards, medicine, compass are some of the important items that you must bring with.
5. How? How to reach the point of destination. If you know it in advance, It will save your time and moneys.
6. Read someone’s story that already visited your destination. It’s available freely on the internet.

I hope it’s useful for you especially newbie like me