THE Backpack

Wild Reece Witherspoon
Forever channelling my inner Reese Witherspoon

Welcome to the Little Black Backpack!

Before we get into all the fun stuff, I thought i'd introduce the one and only 'Little Black Backpack', that definitely is not little at all.

I travelled to my 30th country this year, and my backpack has travelled with me to 12!

It's an 80L Vango backpack that I got it for my 19th birthday. (Some people get jewellery, I get travel equipment.) 80L sounds massive, but it has lots of features that make it adaptable and fab:

1. It's a 'travel pack', so it zips open like a suitcase (i.e. no more emptying your whole backpack to look for something)

 2. It's adjustable straps mean you can change its size for your needs - also good for attaching still-damp towels or shoes so they don't stink out your bag (damp smell is the worst).

3. Comes with an attachable little black day-pack - a definite travel necessity (I sadly lost mine on the 900 bus, RIP, but it was fun while it lasted.)

4. It has a flight cover! Stops your rucksack getting classed as 'outsize baggage' (a faff).

5. Like an LBD (Little Black Dress, for anyone living under a rock), an LBB is an essential that everyone should have. It goes with everything, especially if like me you pack way too many black clothes for sunny destinations.

To live will be an awfully big adventure Peter Pan

I could go on, but you've already read about a backpack in more detail than anyone ever should.

We've been on lots of great adventures together which I hope you'll stick around to hear about!

Click on the individual blog posts, or follow our Central American journey here:

🌎🌴 Costa Rica --> Nicaragua --> Honduras --> Guatemala --> Belize --> Mexico 🌴🌎

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I hope you enjoy adventuring with us!


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