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May 4th, 2007, 05:08
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Location: Manchester, U.K.
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Bring or buy?
Well my flight is now booked, I leave the U.K. on 30 May, via Frankfurt, landing in Delhi early on the 31st. I'll spend 6 months in India before moving to south east Asia.
It's now time to get my 'need to buy' list together! I am aware that many items are much cheaper to buy in India and as I'm on a budget, this needs some thought! I'll list some items with the approximate price (in Rupees)that these will cost in the U.K. Should I bring with me, or buy in India? 1/ Fly repellant 450 rps 2/ Impregnated Mosquito net 1300 rps 3/ Breathable waterproof jacket 3000 rps 4/ 'Seretide' and 'Subutamol' Asthma inhalers @ 600 rps each 5/ Sleeping bag liner 1000 rps Thank you! Ric |
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May 4th, 2007, 05:32
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If you're a Manc you should already have the waterproof jacket!
May I recommend one of the (slightly expensive) but ever so compact travellers towels, a tiny chamois-like gadget that works a treat and takes up about a tenth of the space of a 'flannel' towel, hopefully they contain no animal skin . . . . |
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May 4th, 2007, 05:39
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I would buy items 1 2 3 In the UK as they will be easier to track down!!
Travel mossie nets are hard to come by in India! 4 and 5 you can buy much cheaper in India! |
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May 4th, 2007, 06:21
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"Indian" towels are a great buy and i think work better than the weird travel towels. they're easily washable, dry fast, and pack small. they're really thin....sort of like a giant dishtowel.
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May 4th, 2007, 07:47
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5: Buy two bedsheets there (the colorful hippie-style batiked kind), track down a tailor and have him sew them together for you. (Easier said than done just after a first arrival mind.) Cost perhaps 150-300 Rs. for the sheets, 7 for the sewing (count on some inflation). Nice souvenir while you're at it (if it survives the trip).
Have you looked into your asthma requirements? Carrying inhalers for a 6 + who knows how long-month trip could turn out cumbersome...
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Last edited by machadinha : May 4th, 2007 at 21:35. |
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May 4th, 2007, 07:53
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asthma supplies are much more cheaper in India
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