Here are some advices by Michael Nielson who is a physicist that travels a lot, sure he doesn’t go on backpacking but the airport are suitable for everyone.

Departing at the airport Buy some water. You’re rarely served enough onboard. Buy some healthy snacks to eat onboard. Get some foreign currency. It’s tempting not too – you can usually get by without it – but it’s usually useful to have at least a couple of hundred dollars for emergencies

In a revised post he adds another important tip

Booking flights Construct a list of standard routes and flight times that work best for you, and request those. To be effective, you need to either memorize the list, or file it in a location very easily accessible (< 30 seconds) from where you or your assistant make travel bookings. Have a list of preferred carriers you specifically request. Mine are Qantas, American, and British Airways. I fly Qantas mostly, and American and BA give me frequent flyer points on Qantas, which helps me upgrade to business class. Another advantage is that most carriers (Qantas included) have different classes of frequent flyer (bronze, silver, gold and platinum, in Qantas� case), and all sorts of nice effects start to kick in as you move up the classes. My preferred seats are forward in the plane, on the right hand side (get off faster), window seat (people don�t climb over you when you�re asleep), exit row or bulkhead.

From my personal experience I can add that the seat at the front of the plan is really helpful when you land and want to leave the airport with as little queues as possible.

If you thinking of going to China, better read this bloger recommendations first.

If you’ll need more information about trekking the area go here.

He recommends visiting Shakti Village for its location, the beauty of the area and the preservation project that helps make the place more accessible to tourists.

If you’re, like me, prefer pictures than words here some.

Backpacking you probably encounter the weight problem, so here is one solution for you in the form of an ultra light backpacking stove.

One of the key things that makes this useful beyond size is excellent wind-shielding around the heat area, helping to guarantee you won’t waste time re-lighting the stove with every small burst of wind.

You can find the instruction for the DIY stove here.

Features:

Features:

Esbit* fuel tablets boil water in about 6 minutes under moderate ambient air temperature conditions. A simplified, stronger, lighter weight pan support borrows one of your titanium tent stakes while cooking. (There is no need to weaken the wind shield by folding as other designs do when a couple of small holes will suffice.) Better and simpler method of mating ends of windscreens by folding coupling tabs to create a slip joint. It’s stronger, simpler, and there are no paper clips to lose. New spacer to make this work even better. Full height wind screen with vent holes only on one side to combat gusty wind. Also doubles as a chimney to help suck more air into the fire and get more heat into the pot. Three small feet to help increase stability on rough surfaces, like a flat rock, for example. Pack it rolled up in your sleeping pad (mine is a ridge rest) to protect it from damage. (This may sound flaky but it actually works quite well.) Rounded corners to make it easier to pack and unpack (so it doesn’t catch on your pad.) Trail tested over 7 days and 82 miles on the PCT in 2002.

If you ever need to travel with your own stove it seems like something worth the effort, just press the link and read the instructions.

Backpacking through Europe can be fun, but if you’re coming from the states or Canada you need to plan your arrival and return routes to be as less annoying as possible.

Sometimes you’ll need to change two or three flights to get to your destination.

If you need help to plan your route, I found this site to be very helpful.

No doubt that one of the most important things to have as a traveler, is a comfortable backpack.
This is true when on a trek on Nepal as much as it’s true for a Dr. on the city.
So how to choose a good backpack?

• You need to have it right to your size. A short fellow can’t walk around with a too long backpack. A big fellow better not use a small backpack that the waist strapping system will be strapped over his belly.
• A backpack with a stiff back is better than a backpack with a soft back. If you can efford a backpack with a special back support system, it’s even better. The reason is that the weight is better spread over your back. Besides, you will not feel the shoes you’ve placed in the backpack sticking in your back…
• A good backpack should have a waist strapping system to load some of the weight on the hips.
• Narrow and high backpacks are more maneuverable than wide backpacks.
• The interior of the backpack should fit your needs. Is it divided to enough sections? Are there too many sections you’ll get lost with? Are there enough big spaces to put large objects in? Can you attach dirty shoes on the outside? Those are just examples and really depends on the needs.
• Last, you better have a locking system, or at least some way to lock your backpack. This is specially true if you’re on treks or living the backpack on dormitories with people you don’t know.