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Traveling With The Infidel
Some Reminiscences of the Road

Tips, Hints and Trivia (and recommended packing lists)

Rule #2 --  What are you going to use for a pillow?  Think about it before leaving.

Rule #3 --  Take an umbrella and comfortable shoes that dry quickly.

Rule #4 --  You won't find picnic tables so if you think you might want something to sit on buy lawn chairs early on so you get your money's worth of sitting.

Rule #5 --  If you're flying into Paris and camping at the Bois de Boulogne there is an excellent supermarket in easy walking distance (don't drive).  Go right outside the campground, take the first right -- it's a bridge that goes over the river --  stock up there with the things you'll need and grab a box for your food box.

Camping & Wash-up Gear

Clothes (Including what you fly in)

Cookery

• Tent
• Ground cloth
• Sleeping bag & air mattress/pad
• Mallet
• Rope
• Clothes pins
• Flashlight
• Flip-flops
• Shaving kit
• Light towel for fast drying
• Wash cloth

• Long pants (3)
• Shorts (1)
• Sweater (1)
• Underwear (4)
• Socks (4)
• Long-sleeve knit or insulated shirt (1)
• Windbreaker (1)
• Long sleeve button-up shirt (3)
• Hat or cap
• Don't forget books, addresses, camera and film

• One burner camping stove
• Mug (for coffee, cereal, soup, etc.)
• Spoon and fork
• Swiss army knife
• Small cutting board
• Corkscrew 
• One cup drip coffee maker
• Dish towels (2)
• Cigarette lighter
• Dish soap

Rule #7 -- Take road maps with, and consider taking the relevant pages from  AA Camping Europe

Rule #8 -- Money belt and/or around the neck passport carrier.

Rule #9 -- Remember there will be ups and downs -- deal with the downs and stay positive.

Cooking coffee near Barcelona . . .  and scheming on how to make a career out of it.

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