8. No matter if you might be a seasoned photographer or just want to get some vacation pictures for your Instagram feed, ditch your cumbersome SLR and decide for your cellphone or a more compact digicam.

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As a visible journalist, I generally travel with a bulky Canon SLR and a extra fat zoom lens for my assignments, which weigh about 1.15 kilograms (2.54 kilos).

But for this excursion, I experienced to downsize — not only did I do absent with packing bulky footwear (I only packed a pair of sandals and

flip flops

) and rewear the exact same pair of denims numerous situations, I also determined to opt for a a lot more compact and lightweight camera. 

I took shots utilizing a mirrorless digicam with a tiny primary lens which only weighed all around 500 grams (1.1 lbs .) and my cell phone, and still ended up with some gorgeous photographs.

Backpacking taught me that travel won’t have to be pricey, excessive, or cumbersome. It authorized me to practical experience a state that I’ve been to many instances in a entirely unique way — and now, it really is the only way I want to vacation the globe.