Thanks lauracav! I just realized... another freedom aspect of Naked is I can figure out what I want to do, and maybe meet travel companions in my four months there and then decide rather than have to book now before I even enter the country (the Magic special ends less than a week). The cold shouldn't be too much of a problem for me; I'm Canadian but very handy piece of advice for packing, thank you..

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