One of the best bits about packing for a trip - if I'm honest, maybe the only good bit - is sorting out what music to take with. Gone are the awkward days of a bulky pile of CDs, or even cassette tapes, depending on your age....I still love my tapes. But anyway, now the music business has got seriously small, it means it's really easy to take as much music as you want with you.
Taking this guy's advice, you need "a collection of songs that sum up your whole gap year experience and that listening to later on in life will instantly bring you back to that special time." And whilst I am concerned at his choice of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight', I reckon that's pretty decent advice.
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