Comments on: First purchase for our trip! http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/first-purchase-for-our-trip/ Mon, 13 May 2013 07:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tracy Burns http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/first-purchase-for-our-trip/#comment-23 Tracy Burns Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:43:29 +0000 http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/?p=370#comment-23 OOPS that was supposed to read ' We didn't see much kids stuff there (Cambodia) but plenty of winter gear for adults' Sorry typing after several late nights and running around all day with sick kids... my grammar and spelling is not so good! OOPS that was supposed to read ‘ We didn’t see much kids stuff there (Cambodia) but plenty of winter gear for adults’

Sorry typing after several late nights and running around all day with sick kids… my grammar and spelling is not so good!

]]> By: Tracy Burns http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/first-purchase-for-our-trip/#comment-22 Tracy Burns Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:41:13 +0000 http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/?p=370#comment-22 The first purchases are so scary... and exciting. Enjoy the feeling! I have a pair of travel pants and skirt which have been so handy, although I don't wear them as much as I thought I would. We have the same kids shirts that Jess has bought, they're great. Colin has lived in his shirts that he bought from Kathmandu. He's usually carrying a backpack so gets quite sweaty, they dry in no time. After 7 months of constant wear they still look new. Just remember everything is also cheaper in Asia. You can get 'off the back of a truck' Northface clothes and packs etc in Vietnam for ridiculously cheap prices. I got a full on winter, fleece lined, hooded jacket for 30US. Cambodia has quite a bit as well, particularly the Russian Markets in Phnom Penh. We didn't see much kids stuff there but plenty of winter gear. Our plan is to head back to Vietnam and stock up on all that stuff before heading over to the USA, rather then dragging it around with us. KL and Bangkok also have a good range of travel/hiking stores. The first purchases are so scary… and exciting. Enjoy the feeling!

I have a pair of travel pants and skirt which have been so handy, although I don’t wear them as much as I thought I would. We have the same kids shirts that Jess has bought, they’re great. Colin has lived in his shirts that he bought from Kathmandu. He’s usually carrying a backpack so gets quite sweaty, they dry in no time. After 7 months of constant wear they still look new.

Just remember everything is also cheaper in Asia. You can get ‘off the back of a truck’ Northface clothes and packs etc in Vietnam for ridiculously cheap prices. I got a full on winter, fleece lined, hooded jacket for 30US. Cambodia has quite a bit as well, particularly the Russian Markets in Phnom Penh. We didn’t see much kids stuff there but plenty of winter gear. Our plan is to head back to Vietnam and stock up on all that stuff before heading over to the USA, rather then dragging it around with us. KL and Bangkok also have a good range of travel/hiking stores.

]]> By: Baigrie Family http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/first-purchase-for-our-trip/#comment-21 Baigrie Family Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:30:30 +0000 http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/?p=370#comment-21 Thanks. Will check out their website. Thanks. Will check out their website.

]]> By: jess http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/first-purchase-for-our-trip/#comment-20 jess Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:31:58 +0000 http://www.fourdotsonthemap.com/?p=370#comment-20 hi karina check snowgum.com as well--they have dri-fit shirts for men and women for $10, and katmandu also had some great deals on dri-fit/quickdry hiking shirts for kids. dri-fit is easy to hand-wash and wears well. as for shopping in the states--beware that you will be out of the season and it might be hard to get summer stuff (i've recently tried to get my sister in canada to source some lightweight rain wear for the kids and have already missed the season for them as that is considered 'spring' attire and they are moving into winter!) have fun shopping! hi karina
check snowgum.com as well–they have dri-fit shirts for men and women for $10, and katmandu also had some great deals on dri-fit/quickdry hiking shirts for kids. dri-fit is easy to hand-wash and wears well. as for shopping in the states–beware that you will be out of the season and it might be hard to get summer stuff (i’ve recently tried to get my sister in canada to source some lightweight rain wear for the kids and have already missed the season for them as that is considered ‘spring’ attire and they are moving into winter!)

have fun shopping!

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