Whether the airline loses your backpack, or it gets misplaced somewhere along your journey, its a good idea to have a photo of your backpack and day-bag. Its much easier to show a picture of your backpack you have printed out, or the photo saved on your camera, than trying to describe the specific color and size of your bag to someone who may not even understand the language you’re speaking. A picture is worth a thousand descriptive words about your backpack and time is of the essence when it goes missing.
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Online Diagnosis – How to determine an illness if no doctor’s available
If you are away from a doctor and want to figure out what illness you have, you need to check out WebMD Symptom Checker for a free online diagnosis. I have used this website at home and on the road and its been a great aid to me. In fact, I was in Myanmar two weeks ago and used it, which is the reason I’m writing a blog about keeping healthy this week. Its a great site, which allows you to first choose your age and sex. Then, choose a section of the body and your symptoms. It will then give you the possible conditions you may have and the likelihood of which illness you have come down with.
Travel by Backpack - Steps to prepare for travel from someone who's done it 