Once again I'm back at the task of packing up for a trip to the other side of the world. However, this time instead of a week long trek through Osaka, it's a 9 month journey through Catalonia and beyond. I figured I would meet the 50lb weight requirement from American Air no problem but after the first time packing and seeing 55 pop up on the scale I knew that I'd have to scale back. I feel like I was packing light the first time but I swear my shoes must be extra dense.
The checked bag ended up being something like 50.2 pounds at the airport so that was a relief and I'm glad that I could fit everything in one bag that I needed clothes wise. I'll probably do a video later on what I should and should not have have brought with me. The carry on bag and backpack were much easier because I didn't have much left to pack and I knew they wouldn't weigh them
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The carry on ended up being about 30 pounds and the backpack was around 20, so all in all I was toting around close to 300 pounds! It wasn't so bad though as American sent my checked bag from SFO all the way to BCN for me (props to them) and with my four hour layover in Miami I didn't have to rush to make the next flight. I hope that everything I brought will be used and used well so I don't regret using precious space for it. All in all it went well and despite having the heaviest backpack I've ever carried it was worth it to get to the destination well prepared.
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