Travelling Asia?
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Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
Try this link if budget allows (or if you just want to daydream a bit) www.vikingrivercruises.com/regions/asia/index.aspx
This would be my dram trip of either the Yangtze River or the Mekong. Hopefully one day budget will allow.
Not sure why a laptop is a necessity for a photo junkie. You don't have to put the pix on the computer immediately. Just mail the memory cards home when they are full, but another locally and transfer them to the computer when you get home. Lighter load, less to worry about and quite possibly cheaper with the way the airlines charge for baggage now.
Top hotels in Asia are very good. If you go I reccomend the Shangri La they have a chain of excellent Hotels throughout Asia. The one in Ningbo is very very good and has an excellent seafood buffet... But the thing about backpacker hostels is you're not really slumming it per se as the chances are there's a real slum not actually that far away and the difference between the two is quite marked..
At the time of my travels, I could well afford to stay in the top hotels but I chose to go the backpacker route and stay in low budget hotels and hostels (and the odd jungle hut). The experience was an eye opener for me but more importantly it let me make immerse myself in the day to day lives of what I would call the real people of the area, both urban and rural. Seeing jungle tribespeople and sharing, albeit briefly, a snapshot of how they live was a particularly humbling experience that I will never forget, especially now in these austere times when I can no longer afford to stay in top hotels anywhere!
So all your gear fits in the rucksack, regardless of size, or what kit you take, the best size is one that fits your gear in.
