Why do so many tourists mail pounds of their gear home?
08-04-09, 04:13 PM
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Hi, A few years ago I read the intro to this book Apartment Therapy and found it useful because I tend to plan a lot. I'll paraphrase: The author was touring in Italy with all his gear. He meets another European cycle tourist with maybe 3kg of gear. They discuss this and the European answers I bring my money and credit card along with essentials. Anything else I need I can buy on the way. It forces me to interact with the locals.
When Rowan and I went to Europe in 2007, we hardly brought any clothing with us (just a few basic items) and we didn't bring a tent, even though we were planning to camp. One of the first things we did was to visit a Decathlon shop over there, where we picked up a tent. Several more Decathlon stores later we had a wardrobe and a bunch of other cycling stuff.
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