Booking takes no real time. Always know where I want to stay, and the flights are direct now. So the thing I take the year for is the sales. (No not a woman! Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Just for tanks, need 4 (Wally World). Need tennis shoes. (Sear/Penny's Asics $25) Swimming trunks. (TJ Max brand name $7, have 3 now.) 3 pairs of shorts. (Same place $10-14 brand name, and tough for the wandering in the Morass.) And that's it, except for the just in case odds and ends. Oh, sandals have to have Teva. (Purchased in the winter from Gander Mountain for $19 normally $60) And ready for the next three (3) years of travel. Sam's Club for luggage. (Buy the display and talk them down to half price for Samsonite.) READY TO GO!