Hey John!

Thanks for the comment.  I think we got really lucky for the most part. We bought small (carry-on size) backpacks, so that limited what we could take.  For the most part, things worked out very well in terms of specific items - the majority of the items above made it all the way through.  For clothes, we carries lots of layers - like a hoody and rain jacket that were rarely used for most of the trip.  However, they were essential and worthwhile.  We forgot to bring cheap flip-flops for shower shoes, etc.  I ended up wearing those a lot.  I took 3 t-shirts and if I could do it over, I would leave everything cotton behind.  My synthetic button down short sleeve shirts rocked - easy to clean, quick drying etc.  Cotton is the devil's fabric! :-)  I loved Ex-Officio traveling underwear. I took 3 pairs and loved, loved loved them.  I still wear them and would prefer only those underwear - too bad they are $25 a pop.  It would have been nice to have 4-5 pairs.

In terms of gadgetry, I kept pretty much everything we had when we departed, except the extra computer battery.  I sent it home because we never used it and it was heavy.  We left thinking we had too many gadgets, but ended up buying a video camera about half-way through.  I regret not getting the camera earlier - it was an asset on the trip that added a layer of fun.  I love photography but I'm more in the point and shoot style.  Our Pentax Optio WP worked flawlessly, other than getting water inside it.

Of course, changing  climates is a great reason to change clothes and we only really needed this entering Europe in the fall.  Even then it was limited to long underwear, gloves and scarves and a jacket for Sachi.

 Hope this helps!