I decided to sell everything and move to Mexico. Apart from my electric guitar, comic collection, photobooks, favourite books and some winter clothes, that I will store in my mums attic.
- I sold the car
- I sold my mountain bike
- I sold my playstation, accessories and games
- I sold my custom home built computer, accessories and printer
- What clothes I couldn’t see, I gave away to charity.
When I set off on my trip to Mexico, I had the followings things.
My Pack List
I’m trying to keep it under 100 things.
After having a conversation with my young work colleagues recently about my upcoming trip, they seemed somewhat alarmed about the supposed lack of things I am taking with me on my journey. So I have listed all the stuff I am taking with me on my trip below.
What I take with me has to do with the fact that I now carry a lot of gear related to working online, but it also reflects what learned a lot about packing & traveling since I first hit the road in 2004, so it is a healthy combination.
I am not a travel packing guru and there are a million websites out there with packing lists already.
If anyone ever asks what you should pack, I always say: take as little as possible.I don’t need a lot of stuff and if I really need something, I buy it. It’s not that hard to find stuff overseas and people all over the world generally all need the basic needs met.
Everything I own goes into one backpack pretty much. Well, below is my packing list:
Note: There are some links in the list below for some of the things I have and use. Only buy items you need. I’m not twisting your arm. 
Clothing, Footwear & Accessories
- Wrangler Boots (Brown)
- Canvas Trainers (Light Green)
- Flip flops
- Jeans (Blue) – From Asda
- Jeans (Dark Blue) – From Asda
- Cargo Combat Trousers (Dark Green)
- Green Thai Pants
- Shorts (Green)
- Swimming Shorts
- SuperDry Red Flannel Shirt
- German Shirt (Dark Green)
- Thermal Top (Black)
- ‘Aliens’ Evolution T-shirt (Grey)
- “With a Body like this, who needs hair” T-shirt (Blue)
- Gomez T-shirt (Brown)
- The Beatles T-shirt (Grey)
- Arizona Tshirt (Red)
- 3 Pairs of Socks (SmartWool)
- 2 Pairs of Thermal Socks
- ExOfficio Give-N-Go Boxer Briefs* (3 pairs)
- 2 Normal Pairs of Boxers
- 1 Pair of fingerless gloves (Brown)
- Thermal beanie hat (Black)
- Beenie Hat with Lip (Green)
- Sunglasses
- Leather Belt (Brown)
- Canvas Belt (Green)
- Black & White Sarong
- Mexican Black Hoodie – Gift from a friend
Electronics & Accessories - MacBook Air 13” with charger
- iPhone 5 with USB charger
- Apple headphones
- Wireless Mouse
- 1TB WD external hard drive and cable
- 64GB SanDisk USB Memory Stick
- Mitec Portable Charger & Cable
- GorillaPod Tripod with smartphone attachment
- Headtorch
- Travelsmart Plug Adaptor
- 4-to-1 USB Octopus
- 2 AA Batteries
- 4 AAA Batteries
- Barclays Pinsentry
Bags & Containers - Tortuga Backpack
- Tortuga Day Pack
- Muchuan Messenger Bag
- Croco Laptop Sleeve Case
- Western Digital Hard Drive Case
- Ted Baker Toiletries bag
Books, Papers & Stationery - 1 Notebook
- 1 Passion Planner
- 1 Pocket-size Notebook
- 4 Coloured Markers
- 3 Pens
- Lonely Planet Latin American Spanish Phrasebook & Dictionary
- Spanish – A Rough Guide Phrasebook
- Business Cards for Inteleqt
- An A4 print out (Passport Copy)
Toiletries - Trespass Travel Towel (Large)
- Travel Toothbrush
- Toothbrush
- Philips Face & Nose Trimmer with attachments and Adaptor
- Feet Nail Clippers
- Hand Nail Clippers
- Files
- Tweezers
- Deodorant
- Toothpaste
- Sunscreen
- Razor
- Disposable Blades
- Body Wash
- Organic Skin Cleanser
- Tissues
- Dental floss
- Hairpin
- Condoms
- Mosquito Repellent
- Moisturising Lotion
Miscellaneous - Money belt
- Tape
- Safety pin
- Iphone Pin
- Lighter
- 4x TSA Padlocks
- 1 Masterlock Combination Lock
- 1 lock from my gym
- 3x Passport photos
- 3 Pairs of Earplugs
- Current passport
- Vaccination book
- Divers Log Book
- Driver’s license (Card & Paper)
- Handful of small bills and coins in various currencies (British Pound, American Dollar & Mexican Pesos)
- Mosquito Net
- 3 Guitar Pics