Tips for travelling in Asia for 4 months UAE Dubai

What’s in my backpack? (Travelling in Asia for 4 months)

Woohoo you are going to travel for some time and planning to take your backpack. The next question is; what to take with you in this small bag? I was struggling a lot and did look online often to make sure I was not missing anything.  

It is good to know that I visited the next countries: India, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the UAE. Mostly warm countries, so I did not need a jacket. The only place I have used a small jacket was Mysore (India) 

Clothes

Make sure you have outfits for at least 7 days. I had a bit more as I didn’t want to go for laundry every week 

  • 2 Shorts 
  • 5 Black t-shirts / 3 other colors / 2 spaghetti tops 
  • 2 Sets of pajamas 
  • 1 Set of workout clothes – shirt also use for sleeping 
  • 1 Long dress, 1 short dress, 1 beach dress 
  • 2 Bathing suits 
  • 5 Long cotton pants (In India it is better to be a bit covered and I knew I would spend most of my time there) 
  • 1 Skirt over my knees 
  • 1 Black belt 
  • 1 Black trousers (bc I knew I would visit a colder destination) 
  • 1 Blouse 
  • 1 Formal pant 
  • 1 Hoodie 
  • 1 Jacket 
  • 2 Bags; one with 12 pairs of underwear and one with 12 pairs of socks 
  • 4 Bra’s 

In my clutch

In my clutch (I can advise you to take a money belt with you, in case you don’t feel safe. You can wear this underneath your clothing. 

  • Small wallet with some cash 
  • Carabiner hook for whenever I did not feel fully safe and wanted to put a tiny lock on my bag 
  • 2 TSA locks (make sure you buy this for your checked-in luggage, bc customs does not allow other locks). Just in case I forgot to put it on my luggage while flying 
  • Hand disinfection gel 
  • Nose and mouth mask 
  • Tissues (for dirty toilets with no toilet paper) 
  • Lipstick 
  • Credit card and driving license in an anti-theft cover 
  • Keys 

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Extra handy stuff in my backpack: 

  • Drybag from 2liter. If you want to swim and keep your stuff with you 
  • 2 Tiny towels 
  • Electric toothbrush and charger 
  • Earplugs for noisy rooms 
  • A pen 
  • Dutch cookies for energy
  • A case with some extra carabiner hooks 
  • Selfiestick in cases no one can take a photo of you 
  • 1 Beach towel 
  • Uno card game (to make friends 😉 
  • Extra universal adapter / charger 
  • One foldable bag in which I always left my laptop in the hotel and I could lock whenever 
  • One linen bag for fun and could use if needed 
  • Moneybelt 

Daypack:

Whenever I was travelling in between places, these were inside my daypack: 

  • Camera 
  • A tiny bag with some cash 
  • If you want to buy a SIM card I would advise you to take your little pin to open your phone and put in your new sim 
  • The electric toothbrush itself
  • Powerbank (make sure it’s not more than 40.000 mph) and its charger 
  • More tissues 
  • Medication: paracetamol/ diarrhea stoppers/plasters etc. 
  • 2 Pens 
  • Laptop 
  • Chargers of my laptop, phone 
  • Harddisk for a backup of my photos 
  • Small deo (not more than 100ml in case you forget to take it out while flying) 
  • Normal toothbrush and toothpaste 
  • Hairbrush 
  • You can take some underwear with you here, in case you lose your luggage at the airport, but I never did. 
  • A small jacket/scarf if you feel cold 
  • Earphones for when you want to listen to music 

2 Toiletbags

  • Makeup (mascara, eye pencil, lip liner, concealer, Odorex)  
  • 3 Nailpolish 
  • Lipbalm 
  • One tiny perfume stick 
  • One tiny creme
  • Epilator 
  • Jewelry 
  • Small nail polish remover 
  • Nail file 
  • Deet against mosquitos 
  • Eye swabs
  • Little mirror 
  • Another TSA lock 
  • A couple of hairbands 
  • Razor blade 
  • Makeup remover 
  • Sunscreen 
  • 2 Wet face masks

Shoes

  • 2 Pairs of sneakers 
  • One pair of slippers for dirty bathrooms 
  • Watershoes, for in waterbodies 
  • I did miss one more pair of slippers, just for walking outside. So I bought one there.
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Tips for travelling in Asia for 4 months UAE Dubai

I never used:

  • The moneybelt: I felt safe enough and thought it was a hassle to wear this under my clothes. I would take it with me again, in case I do feel unsafe. I have heard that people have used it in South America. 
  • 2 Wet face masks: It was a nice idea for some me-time or us-time, but I never found time to do it or forgot about it. 
  • Little mirror: In every hotel, there was a mirror. But I would still take this with me again, bc you never know.
  • Selfie stick: Because I was always travelling with someone that could take a picture of us and often we asked strangers if we wanted a photo of us both. 
  • Drybag: Also never used it, because I was always travelling with someone.

I hope you got some inspiration from my list. Please let me know where you are going if you need advice or anything let me know! 

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