Planning the Holiday...

Here we are, saturday. Woke up this morning with proper filter coffee and foam with a little bit of cinnamon to finish. Yes the sweet things, the little things brings that warm feeling to your heart. The music playing softly in the background adding a bit of flare to the morning and then it hit me, only one week till holiday.

Any moment so long waited for comes in and brings with it the planning and preperation and a sort of underlying excitement. Honestly im not at the jump out of your skin moment yet but im getting there and growing impatient for the time to pass. That, I have had enough moment. Well this time I decided to distract myself with a list, one that i thought up to keep busy. So here it is:

1) Start looking at what you are not going to wear: This helps, this tells me how little I will really need when away. I would advise never to keep the speedo you wore ten years ago, trust me it wont fit and most likely you will end up asking, what happened to me? Burn it or flush it down the toilet. All dependant on size.

2) Start packing: See what needs to be taken with. On a camping trip I suggest starting in the kitchen, no faster way of getting you to clean cupboards and with each trip like lets say to the garage the same procedure applies.

3) Test out the old umbrella: Nothing like a long walk with a beach umbrella around the block to remind you of what lies ahead and to test its durabilty. Sitting on a camping chair does not count.

4) Practice tan angles: U need to look good always so use a mirror if you unsure of what u look like. Also check your costume for any unwanted skin sticking out. Dont flash if you are not using a camera.

5) Swim a few laps: No bummer worse like not being able to on holiday. Inspite of popular belief floaties are not in fashion.

Oh well let me go and stop writing nonsense in preperation for my holiday, did I mention its another thing you can do..just dont talk to yourself please, some might find it creepy.

Awesome weekend!!

Camping with your phone

A recent blog post on GetawayBlog gave some insight that most people will take their smartphones with them when they go camping. Call me old fashioned but I still believe that when it comes to going away on a camping trip that you don't need to use a phone to plan your trip or even to make the trip more enjoyable unless really necessary.

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Camping Checklist:
I think both the brain and phone are equal here, yes on your phone there might be one or two things extra but stuff like "Malaria tablets" will not apply unless you are visiting one of the countries where it is present. So I would rather write down Braaispice than waiting for the phone to remind me of it, if it does.

Torch:
Okay here's the thing, the torch app that is installed on your phone might come in handy for looking around the tent but for walking in the dark towards the ablution facilities late at night while you still fast asleep, not so much.

Guidebooks:
This one I can agree on, gone are the days of carrying a 500 page book around on The Birds of Africa. There are free and paid Apps available on IOS and Android exactly for this purpose so if it is user friendly enough I say use it.

First Aid:
Yip when you are far away and don't know what to do and have someone nearby who can help the ST John Ambulance First Aid app could come in very handy, especially when symptoms and information is needed quickly.

Stargazing:
So you want to have a romantic evening with that someone special gazing at the stars, with your phone? No. Really I don't think that is the appropriate time to look for any star map at all.

But this is just my opinion, how i see it. :-)
You can catch the full entry on: http://blog.getaway.co.za/travel-ideas/stuff-to-buy/outdoor-apps-iphone-android/