> > > I try to keep the luggage down to one small bag - no more than 45l > capacity, and a small camera bag. > > I have a National Geographic book about expeditions that sat on my > shelf for several years before I finally got around to reading it a > couple of months ago. > > There's a wonderful photo in there of a group of four explorers out the > Central African Republic in the 1950s, sitting at their table next to > the Barya River having lunch. They even had a tablecloth and two > bottles of Gordons Gin. > > I guess if you're going light you may be able to get by with just one > bottle of gin... >
I would love to travel like Burton, Stanley, Speke et al, but unfortunately I don't have the money for it. This looks ideal: <http://www.welt.de/multimedia/archive/01155/bs_tell_teaser11_D_1155001s.jpg > I particularly like the wooden things in his riding boots to make sure they keep their shape. Why aren't they ever included on packing lists? B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

