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Packed and Ready

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23 December, 2009

Well, I’m all packed and ready to head out to the airport tomorrow via the new Sound Transit Link Light Rail – I’ll probably head out a bit after 10:30am tomorrow as I’ll be walking to the Westlake station, downtown. That’ll give me plenty of time – I should be at the airport by 11:45 with the 37 minute Link ride. The Link Light Rail just began offering service to Seatac December 19th – so it’s exciting to finally use it! No more expensive cabs.

In case you’re curious as to what I’m bringing with me, here’s a list of more or less everything, and some pictures of everything and my bag all packed up:

  • 15″ Macbook Pro and power supply
  • Camera
    • Nikon D90 w/ 18-105 VR lens, 16GB SD card
    • Nikon lens pen
    • Extra Nikon battery
    • Battery charger
    • Nikon GP-1 GPS unit
    • 2x 2GB SD cards
  • 2x EU/Britain power adapters
  • 2x pants (REI convertibles, and dress khakis)
  • 5x shirts (2 long sleeve Marmot/OR, 3 short – prAna, Marmot, EFF cotton)
  • 4x pair socks (2x coolmax, wool, cotton)
  • 4x underwear
  • Marmot Dri-climb medium jacket
  • Mont-bell goretext jacket
  • 1x MSR medium pack towel
  • Toiletries
  • Petzl headlamp
  • Tiny pack away backpack (maybe 2″x3″ and very light)
  • Shure earphones
  • iPhone (acting as iPod as well) and cable
  • Guidebooks – Europe through the backdoor, Great Britain, Dublin
  • Eurail map/timetable
  • Maps – Europe, London, Dublin
  • Passport, cards/etc
  • Sunglasses+case
  • Scarf
  • Gloves
  • Small Umbrella
  • 500mL Nalgene bottle

Bag Contents

Bag contents

My bag all packed up

Packed bag (Book for size comparison)


In addition to all that, I’ll be wearing a pair of cargo pants and a tshirt, along with my light Arcteryx jacket and beanie to the airport.

Well that’s that – time to wrap up some last things around here, then it’ll be off in the morning! I’ll probably post from the train, or at least from the airport :)

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Here it is!

Filed Under: Travel Info by Ian — 4 Comments
20 December, 2009

Well here it is – I’ve set up a little blog to use while I’m off traveling through Europe. Hopefully I’ll get it updating it often so people can have an idea as to what I’m up to, and maybe even comment on that and give me suggestions along the way (that’d be great!)

So, wait – what am I doing? Good question! Here’s what I’ve got so far:

Depart: Seattle, WA – 24 December, 2009 – Christmas Eve
Arrive: Barcelona, Spain – 25 December, 2009 – Christmas Day

Depart: Dublin, Ireland – 17 January, 2009
Arrive: Seattle, WA – 17 January, 2009

I had a bunch of vacation time to burn at work, and I’ve wanted to go to Europe for quite a while now – I got a great deal on some airfare, and figured I’d go and do it. I’m planning on backpacking around, and not planning too far ahead for anything. I’ve got a hotel for the first few nights in Barcelona booked, but that’s about all for now! Here’s a rough plan of where I want to try and go while I’m over there:

  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Bordeaux, France
  • Marseille, France
  • Switzerland
  • Paris, France
  • England, UK
  • Scotland, UK
    • Edinburgh
    • Oban
    • Iona
    • Mull
    • Highlands
  • Dublin, Ireland

For the most part I plan to stay at hostels, Bed & Baths, and maybe a cheap hotel here and there. I’ve also though about trying out couchsurfing – I have a few friends that have done that (both as surfers and hosts) and they speak highly of it. We’ll see!

For more specific information on my travel itinerary – look at my trip on Tripit.

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