The BBC says: "No-one sees the world the way you do. BBC World Service wants to see things from your perspective - and create a unique picture of our lives today across the planet." Here's the rest of the info, including the link to enter the competition . We are asking you to use any...

Everyone needs to pack, no matter where you're going. And if you're anything like me, you use lots of scraps of paper, or maybe one page of your journal, criss-crossed with scribblings, and then you forget something anyway. On my last trip out of the country, I forgot earplugs; "No big deal," I thought. "I...