Eagle Creek Necessities Packable Daypack in Black

Open Question: Backpacking this summer throughout the US?

I'm from New York, and there are a lot of things I've been wanting to see in the other states. My first destination would be Washington DC to see the White house, then I wanted to go to Kentucky and all the southern states. Any bus's that connect from state to state that are cheap?

Open Question: what some good touch up Stuff to put in backpack?

well like i dont wear make-up so like other stuff than make up...........

Open Question: Will I be ok with a one way ticket to Beijing from America?

I bought a cheap one way ticket and a Chinese lady that works at the travel agency where I bought my ticket and got my tourist visa told me that I will be ok and that I could always extend my visa either in Hong Kong or within China at the embassy there. I still worry because if they force me to buy a round trip ticket...then I will have wasted so much money. Does anyone have any experience going to China with a one way ticket on a tourist visa? I don't plan to try to teach English illegally. I just don't know how long I will be there and might even backpack into Vietnam, so I really don't see the point in buying a round trip ticket. If I explain this to immigration will they allow this? Well like I said. I don't plan on teaching English...that is why I mentioned that.

Open Question: Easy Backpacking Recipes containing CORN, cooked on a camp stove, with limited pots?

Headed out in a short back packing trip. Just an over night. But once we've made camping we're planning on having a sort of Iron Chef cookoff.... The secret ingredient is corn. It can be corn meal, corn kernels, corn on the cob (though its not really the season). Does anyone have any good recipes for 3-4 people to cook on a cook stove with limited pots and pans.

Open Question: How much of a budget should I have saved before planning a backpacking trip thru Europe?

there will be 2 travelers, departing from philadelphia international or newark international (depending on ticket price) and we have decided our first stop will be Amsterdam (whose isn't?) as far as other destinations we haven't maped out a set course yet and are open to suggestions but would like to either loop around back to Amsterdam (round trip flights are cheaper) or end in Rome. We would have 2-3 weeks only :( but think we may be able to pull it off. Also we are looking at either early June or late August (possibly September) Cheers

Open Question: How likely am I to have chicken pox?

Today, a kid came to school with a rash all over his back and hands. It spread to his face and it's most likely chicken pox. He hugged me that morning, and then waited for an hour and a half in the nurse's office. I brought his backpack and jacket to him while he was waiting. I had the chicken pox vaccination when I was younger, but his teacher said that they don't always work. I just took a shower and changed clothes and everything. Am I going to get it? Do I still have the virus on me, like, should I go hang out with friends tomorrow or is it not safe? What can I do to get completely clean if I'm not already?

Open Question: Should I stay on the Ortho Evra patch?

I started my first month of the birth control patch last month on the 18th, following the directions exactly. But the side effects are so much that I'm wondering if this method's right for me. My appetite really increased, for one, which I can manage so it's not that big of a deal. But I was constantly fatigued; I have really strong legs and I can walk all around town for hours without getting tired, but on the patch, I could barely get up the stairs to my yoga class and feel tired during the day. My eyes sometimes are a little blurry, then I blink and it goes away. It also pretty much killed my sex drive and my man was wondering why I had no energy in bed and couldn't enjoy it as much as before. I've also felt down and apathetic, and cried more often for no reason. Right now I'm on my patch-free week and my period started; I haven't felt this great all month, every day since last Thursday when I removed it is getting better and better! I walked everywhere yesterday and carried my really heavy backpack upstairs no problem, I'm cheerful and not sleepy, sex drive is returning, I just feel really good... it's pretty bad when your period is better than the rest of the month! I don't know if I can bring myself to put it back on next Thursday. Should I tough it out and see if the symptoms go away, or try another method? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

Open Question: What do you think of my story, opinions please?

Reese groaned in agitation as she waited for the boy to get off of the computer. He had been on it for thirty minutes and the whole time he was on it, he was just looking up youtube videos and racy photos of women. She seethed, clenching her hands together. Impatience was always a burden on her. Especially when she had work she needed to do. She looked at the clock on the wall that told her it was 9:56. She had just arrived at the computer lab a few minutes ago, receiving the pass from her homeroom teacher. Her English paper was due today at 1:33 and the boy at the computer was wasting her valuable time. She could have been almost done by now. Sighing, she flipped open her magazine and read a few pages from it. Damien walked into the computer lab with Savannah following by his side. Reese knew Savannah had to work on her newspaper report while Damien needed to finish his math homework. She waved them open, a look of exasperation on her face. All the computers were taken. Savannah groaned. "They're not even looking up anything important. That guy is just looking at pornographic pictures." "I know!" complained Reese, clasping her manicured hands together, "they need to do that stuff on their own time, not one the ones who are actually trying to get a good grade." But luckily, the guy and the two other people around them clicked off of their sign offs and left their stations. All three of them looked at each other, relieved that they had finally got a computer. Damien sat on either side of Reese and Savannah. He opened up his orange backpack, pulling out an Algebra text book. He then seemed to be looking for something else, but he couldn't find it. Grumbling, he walked away and left the computer lab. "I have so much work I need to do." Reese said, tapping her fingers onto the table. "What about you." "I don't have that much." Savannah said, wiping her dark hair out of her face. "I just have Journalism and English to do." "Lucky." sighed Reese, typing away at the computer screen. Finally she was getting somewhere. She wasn't going to fail English without at least trying to pass. Her summary on Fahrenheit 451 was pretty astounding. She had read the book everyday, not able to put it down. It had been so intriguing to her. She would never live in a Dystopian universe. When Damien came back, he carried a homework sheet with blank answers. Just when he was about to sit in his original seat, Dexter slid into his seat. He still had that black eye from when Andy had punched him repeatedly. That was good to her. Dexter deserved to be punched. "Ha-ha!" taunted Dexter, flipping him off. Reese moaned. She disliked Dexter with a passion. She remembered unpleasantly about the time when he slid under her desk in the seventh grade, trying to get a glimpse of her underwear. She had been so upset that she kicked him in his forehead. Dexter was the one who got reprimanded while the teacher just smiled at her and let her get away with it. "Hey, Andy!" Reese yelled from across the room, waving at an invisible person. Savannah looked around. There wasn't any sign of Andy anywhere. "I don't see Andy anywh---" Reese lightly, but firmly kicked her in the leg. "Owie!" exclaimed Savannah. She now knew what Reese was trying to do. Dexter's eyes immediately widened. He whipped his head around trying to find Andy. Even though he didn't see him, he got up and left anyway. Damien sighed in relief. "I was about to do the same thing." "Yeah, no problem." she smiled. "He's so annoying. I hate him!" "No wonder he doesn't have any friends." added Damien. "The annoying dick." "He's not that bad." Savannah said softly, looking down at the floor. Was it pity? Reese hoped not because Dexter pretty much brought stuff onto himself. She had to praise Savannah anyway for having a kind-heart. There weren't many sympathetic people in the world anymore. "Come on, Savannah, he is a little weird." she told her. "He hasn't bothered me." "For now, anyways." responded Damien. "Just give it sometime." Reese remembered when she had been nice to Dexter. She actually felt bad the he was given a hard time by his peers. But now she felt he deserved it. He wasn't the kind of person you could feel sorry for. Reese turned to her computer and started typing some more. Almost three pages were already done. Her words were flowing as she continued to type. She looked over Savannah's shoulders and saw that she had gotten to nearly ten pages. Savannah was a fat typer. She could type a hundred words in a minute or less.

Open Question: First time + Flights + Airport + Another Country = Questions!?

I'm going to mexico in 2 months... I'll be taking flights with 2 or 3 stops, all by myself. - I'm 19 yrs old. What's the difference btw 'change plane' and 'change airline'? I'm still getting tickets but I don't understand that; I know that I'll have to wait 30 mins - 4 hrs. during each change. When I see "no plane change" does it that I can stay in the plane or I've to go out of it, but leave my suitecase or what? Can I've my ipod during the flight? what about my laptop? If not, can I still have a little backpack with my electronics (camera, ipod, laptop, and things like that?) Can U give me some tips, please????

Open Question: Best place to get drunk while backpacking?

Anyone care to share backpacking experiences? Especially the ones about drinking while travelling... cos I think it's the only thing worth doing after the sun's out