My strategy was to pack the minimum with the plan of doing laundry every other day. I added a few personal extras not listed below (books, journals, swim suit).
- Bike light - great for the early morning rides!
- Head lamp - great for biking and village hikes!
- Pedals/shoes - brought my pedals from home
- Bug spray
- Nuun
- Converter
- 1 bike short
- 1 bike skort - great when sightseeing on the road
- 1 skirt
- 1 dress
- 2 t-shirts
- Tennis shoes
- Flip flops
- 2 panniers - These were the perfect size
- Pump
- Pocket knife - Great for cutting fruit from the markets
- Bike lock - a simple cable lock was fine.
- Florescent jacket (a life saver - literally - during the early morning rides)
- socks
- 1 light sweatshirt
- hat
- sunglasses
- 1 pant
- Bike bag
- Tools
- Digital camera
Buy/Rent in Bangkok
- Thailand Roadmap (bought 2 at the Emporium Shopping Center - bookstore). This was a life saver!!!!
- Inner tubes
- Helmet
- Water bottles (2)
- Bike rack
- Bottle rack
Not Needed
- Looxcie - I thought it would be fun to capture scenes on the road but with the wifi limitations, I ended up never using it.
