today I was wondering, if I didn't have too much time to plan my trip.
yes, of course it is nice to have enough time to think about everything... but does it really have to be everything??

I had time to read through loads of blogs and forums about big travels and with the security information provided on these blogs I got the impression, that the whole world is super-dangerous, everybody will only want to steal stuff from me, even if I hide all my money and credit cards in my underwear...

oh, and of course: I had time to check which different kinds of diseases I could have in which parts of the world... horrible! Now I have the impression of being a walking pharmacy

so, yes, the last days here were definitely too much. too much time to think about what else I might need - and even worse: enough time to buy these things ;)

and today I spent some time just making my backpack lighter by getting rid of stuff that I do NOT necessarily need on my trip, as tomorrow is THE BIG DAY!!

voilà: me with my packed backpack: 60l-volume on the back (16kg), 20l-volume in the front (8kg)...