Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
🎒✨ Packing My New Cotopaxi 28L Backpack for Cambodia! ✨🎒
I’ve upgraded! In this video, I’m showing you how I’m packing my brand new Cotopaxi Allpa 28L backpack for my return to Siem Reap, Cambodia. After months of limbo in the UK, it feels so good to be on the move again — and with a lighter, smarter setup.
What I’m packing for life in Cambodia’s heat and humidity
My favourite travel gear upgrades (new laptop, camera, microphone, and clothing essentials)
Minimalist packing tips for solo female travellers and midlife adventurers
How I make a small carry-on backpack work for big trips
Whether you’re planning a trip to Cambodia, Southeast Asia, or India, or just looking for packing inspiration in a 28L backpack, this video will give you practical ideas and a peek inside my bag.
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00:00 intro
00:18 Clothes
05:18 TECH
10:51 Toiletries
14:21 Miscellaneous
17:31 Packing My Bag
🎒✨ Packing My New Cotopaxi 28L Backpack for Cambodia! ✨🎒
I’ve upgraded! In this video, I’m showing you how I’m packing my brand new Cotopaxi Allpa 28L backpack for my return to Siem Reap, Cambodia. After months of limbo in the UK, it feels so good to be on the move again — and with a lighter, smarter setup.
What I’m packing for life in Cambodia’s heat and humidity
My favourite travel gear upgrades (new laptop, camera, microphone, and clothing essentials)
Minimalist packing tips for solo female travellers and midlife adventurers
How I make a small carry-on backpack work for big trips
Whether you’re planning a trip to Cambodia, Southeast Asia, or India, or just looking for packing inspiration in a 28L backpack, this video will give you practical ideas and a peek inside my bag.
Nail Clipper, red, Standard Size - https://amzn.eu/d/3hbBkHX
RUXELY Upgraded Charger Adapter for Apple Watch - https://amzn.eu/d/bhBaxLI
Nitecore TINI 3 600 Lumen EDC Keychain Flashlight - https://amzn.eu/d/aXSDNNN
Follow me on Facebook - facebook.com/nanwithabackpack
SUPPORT 🥰
☕️ Buy me a coffee ☕️ - .buymeacoffee.com/sonjaking
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#nanwithabackpack #solotravel #solofemaletraveler #Cotopaxi #CotopaxiAllpa28L #BackpackingCambodia #SoloTravel #NanWithABackpack
00:00 intro
00:18 Clothes
05:18 TECH
10:51 Toiletries
14:21 Miscellaneous
17:31 Packing My Bag


![Still Backpacking or Did I Settle Down?
I didn’t plan to stay in Cambodia… I came for a month.
That was it. No long-term plans, no intention of stopping, no idea I’d end up building a life here.
But something about Cambodia completely caught me off guard.
In this video, I’m sitting down for a proper, honest chat about how my travels have changed, why I chose to base myself in Siem Reap, and what that actually means for my life now.
Am I still travelling?
Or have I settled down?
The truth is… it’s somewhere in between.
I talk about:
What I expected vs what I actually found in Cambodia
How Cambodia became my home base
Why having a base has changed the way I travel
The reality of slowing down after years on the move
And why I still have that pull to explore
Getting to grips with the local money and how it all works
This isn’t a polished travel vlog, just a real catch-up about where I’m at right now.
🌏 Join me in India this November!
I’ll be heading back to India and hosting a small group trip. If you’d love to experience it with me, you can find all the details here:
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If you enjoy honest travel, real life on the road, and figuring it all out as you go… you’re in the right place 💛
Nan with a Backpack – creating magic memories, one step at a time.
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0:00 Transitioning to a base
0:34 Choosing Cambodia as home
2:46 The kindness of locals
4:34 Balancing travel and home
6:10 Life in Cambodia vs the UK
7:34 Ease and safety of living
9:18 Expectations versus reality Still Backpacking or Did I Settle Down?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yKtSCjqASiU/mqdefault.jpg)



