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This is the first of what may be more than a few tips on how to get around. It has been said that I have some experience in this area that I may be able to impart. Let’s start with packing.

There are those who counsel people to travel light. You know, pack only a couple of light shirts and 2 pair of underwear for any given period of time up to six months.

Fuck them. Seriously.

Here’s what I have packed for the current nine-day trip:

• six t-shirts
• nine pair of underwear
• brown shoes, sneakers and sandals
• travel kit including electric toothbrush, shaver, contact lenses, and two kinds of shampoo

And, of course, my kit:

• Pocket PC
• ThinkOutside Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard
• Motorola HS850 Bluetooth headset
• Etymotic ER-6i headphones
• 20GB portable hard drive loaded with a variety of music and TV
• mobile phone
• Sony CyberShot 3.2Mpix digital camera
• chargers for all of the above

Could I have cut back on this? Sure, but why? I did manage to leave my laptop at home, and for that, I think this is already a success. Even with all the adapters, this setup saves at least five pounds. I may in the future do short business trips with this kit, because there’s little I can’t do with what I have.

This is how I’ll be posting my stories from Mexico, in all my heavy-packing, heavy-geeking glory. Maybe I’ll even do a podcast or even a videoblog from this device, while I’m at it. I’ve got nothing but time.