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Im 26 years old and im going travelling in march for hopefully the full 12 months with the 1st stop being bangkok and touring around far east asia, vietnam and the south of thailand! I dont hav a clue what i would need 2 take with me when backpacking,... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Thu, Sep 27 2007

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