REI is having a sale this week, so Dad and I went by there to look for some stuff for the trip. Well, I ended up buying some things. I don't want to have to carry a lot of luggage, so I am thinking I am going to try and keep it to a backpack and a duffel bag. I found a backpack at REI that I liked a lot, it's called the Grand Tour backpack. It's pretty pricy, but because of the sale it was like $50 off, so I decided to buy it. Plus, if you don't like it you can take it back anytime. It has a lot of nice features, such as a detachable day backpack that I can use for school, which will be nice not to have to get a different one. This is the backpack page. It's nice. We were also told to bring a sleeping bag. At hostels and some hotels, you have to pay for sheets, and sometimes you don't really even want them. They said it is a really good idea to bring your own sleepbag to have a layer between you and the mattress. So I ended up getting this one. It really freaked...