Packing is never an easy task, especially when you are allowed to take only small luggage with you. In our case - we payed only for one checked luggage and this meant that we have to pack really rationally.

So here is the list of the things we packed in one backpack:

We knew that Iceland is very expensive country and one of the ways how to save while traveling there is to bring some food and do self catering. We took:

- 1kg spaghetti

- 1kg buckwheat porridge

- 250g wheat porridge

- 3 cans of beans, 3 cans of corn, a can of chickpeas and two cans of tomato sause

- 6 cans of tuna

- 1 pack of dried soy

- a pack of sausages (for Rok:))

- a bit of salt, oil, spices and some sugar

- 8 dried soup

- 5 filter bags of tea

- 3 chocolate bars

- 2 packs of dried figs and a pack of dried mango

- 4sandwiches for the first day
- grandma's croissants

- 4 fried steaks by grandma

- 10 small Nutellas

- 10 fruit bars

- 2 thermo flasks and tableware

Although Iceland is far north winters there are not as cold as you might imagine. Average temperature is "only" around 0°C, but the real problem is wind. So warm clothes and ice equipment went into our backpack:

- crampons

- hiking boots
- gaiters

- water- and windproof hiking pants

- warm skiing jacket

- hat, gloves, scarfs

- thermo-underwear

- warm fleece pullover

- warm socks

- body-, hand- and feet-warmers

- swimsuits (Ok, this might not be a real winter equipment, but in Iceland you can swim in geothermal pools all year long)

So far we have always been lucky enough not to catch any diseases while traveling. But still, just in case we always carry some pills.

- Vitamin C pills as prevention

- painkillers and a spray for a nose (Olynth) in case of some colds

- different pills for stomach problems: like acid regulators, medicinal carbon, probiotics ...

- pills for sore throat

- antihistamines in case of allergies

- wound lotion and another general skin lotion

- Labello

- plasters, bandages and disinfectant

- ear plugs and eye masks - for sleeping on the plane and in hostels

- toilet paper and wet wipes

- personal hygiene stuff

A few things that we always take with us

- raincoat

- sleeping bag

- small pillow

- Swiss army knife

- torch

- and of course - some clothes! A pair of jeans and 3 shirts plus underwear.

In order to keep this blog up to date we need more and more electronics:

- DSLR camera with two different lenses

- compact camera

-one small and one big tripod

- GoPro camera and selfiestick

- laptop

- powerbank

- and all the chargers and adapters, converters, cables ... to connect the above mentioned devices

Is it really necesary to list all these stuff? :) All the important and fragile things we put in carry-on, which much be a very small item if you travel with WizzAir

- passport

- health insurance

- drivers license

- Press and Hostel Internationl cars (to get some discounts)

- copies of all the documents and reservations

- Iceland guidebook (Insight guide)
- road map Marco Polo Iceland

All of those thins we packed in one big backpack - Deuter 75+10L and wrapped it in a stuff sack Ferrino 130L. Besides that we also had small carry-on backpacks - Katarina had her Dakine 30L and Rok his photo-backpack LoewePro Photo Sport 300.

That's it! We are ready for new adventure! :) Iceland, here we come!