I learned ...

Packing.  Wot worked and wot worked not.

This selection of clothing has worked well for me:

One microfleece
One PrimaLoft
One hard shell waterproof
One pair of walking trousers which convert to shorts
One pair of lycra cycling shorts
One multi purpose pair of baggy shorts (in theory MTB shorts but multi functional)
Two polyester T-shirts.  Quick drying.
One going out top
Three pairs of knickers
Two pairs of walking socks
One pair of running socks
One lightweight pair of walking socks
One pair of walking boots
One pair of multi functional trainers / approach shoes, meshed and lightweight.
One pair of flip flops
One scrunch up dress which works for beach or pub.
Swimming cozzie
Shortie PJs for modesty in hostel accommodation

For the next bit of the trip I'm carrying
One pair of alpine trousers
One long sleeved thermal baselayer and one pair of thermal leggings.

Vango helium wotsit tent
Alpkit numo mat (packs up tiny but no thermal qualities, perfect)
One sleeping bag liner (essential for hostels where you doubt the hygiene)
One microfibre thing to use as towel
One small stove
Camping cutlery
One set of one person camping cooking pans (could have got away with one pan if I'm honest0
Four dry bags of various sizes (I've used all of them to date)
One Life Straw
One First Aid kit
One trowel
Walking poles
Rucksack bag for buses & airports & ferries
One big tupperware box for opened packets.  Bought when the ants set in, useful when the wasps arrived and pretty good as a possum deterrant.
Sandwich bags
Mountain Hard Wear "scrambling" rucksack has been invaluable as day sack, biking bag, food container, general hard working bag which by not having any structural shenanigans will also roll up and fit inside the Bloody Big Bag.  It was also a fine cabin bag, a shopping bag and a long bus journey bag.

Luxury items
Phone
Camera
Kindle
Netbook
I pod
Bloody chargers and connectors for the whole damn lot.
Solar power monkey.  I love this.  A lot.

Things I got rid of on the way were the second microfleece and a proper fleece, a lightweight towel, a pair of walking sandals and the open university books.

Things I came out without but bought out here - dress and flipflops.  Couldn't survive without something feminine about me.  Sunblock and more sunblock and even more sunblock.  Buying toiletries in small bottles every week or so.  Lots of hostels have shower gel and shampoo dispensers in the showers and if you're not fussy what you use on your hair it's perfectly fine.  Chemists tend to have end of range and sample bottles in baskets and that's what I've been using.  48 hour anti perspirant is also sold in aerosols which last about a week.  Longer if you really take to heart the every other day thing.  Which of course I'd never do .. or would I?

Sigh.  It's not good to be back in the world of electronic communications.  It's brought me back to earth with a flump!  But tomorrow is a new and exciting day!

Because the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the bus go round and round all day long ...