As a note, I also recommend reading
The Art of Travel . It has very valuable information that all travelers should know, such as money issues, security issues, etc. As someone said before, it really does totally change your perspective on traveling out of your home country.
When deciding whether or not to take a camcorder, the amount of time spent traveling should also be considered. If you have alot of free time, you may want to use that time to take some footage. However, if you are only there for a few days, you may just want to enjoy yourself and save the camcorder for another trip.
[ 11-04-2001: Message edited by: zero262quick ]