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Travel Checklist


Use this travel checklist to keep your family organized. A travel packing checklist can help ensure everything that’s needed gets packed.

Getting ready:

Be prepared in advance with these
essential travel items.

  • Passport
  • Visas
  • Vaccination and health documentation
  • Transportation tickets
  • Credit cards and bank card
  • Currency
  • Hostel card
  • Travel insurance info
  • Calling card

Basics

  • Camera
  • Extra memory cards
  • Hostel sheets
  • Sleeping bag
  • Headlamp and extra batteries
  • Travel guidebook, maps, and phrase books
  • Travel journal
  • Sunglasses
  • Music player
  • Duct tape
  • Watch or alarm clock
  • Notepad and pen
  • Sewing kit
  • Extra passport photos for visa applications
  • Electrical adapters and converters
  • Hairdryer
  • Mosquito net
  • Neck pillow
  • Calculator
  • Eyeshades for sleeping
  • Book
  • Binoculars

Toiletries

  • Toothbrush and paste
  • Dental floss
  • Deodorant
  • Liquid laundry soap and clothes line
  • Universal sink stopper
  • Brush or comb
  • Hair care
  • Skin care
  • Sunscreen and lip balm
  • Leak proof travel bottles
  • Make-up
  • Mirror
  • Nail file and clippers
  • Quickdry towel and washcloth
  • Tampons and pads
  • Contact lenses and solution
  • Waterproof pouch for stowing documents when showering
  • Toilet paper, tissues, moist towelettes
Travel gear
  • Main travel bag (backpack, duffel, or luggage)
  • Daypack or carry-on
  • Packing accessories for clothes, small stuffs, and toiletries
  • Security pouch (for passport, tickets, and currency)
  • Document organizer
  • Everyday bag
  • Luggage tags
  • Security locks
  • Pack cover

Clothing

  • Lightweight, easycare clothing
  • Weatherproof jacket
  • Umbrella
  • Warm sweater or jacket
  • Sarong sport sandals
  • Swimsuit and shorts
  • Pyjamas
  • Brimmed hat
  • Bandana
  • Hiking and walking footwear
  • Wool blend socks

Home cross-off list

  • Arrange for care of pets, plants, and lawn
  • Stop deliveries
  • Have post office hold mail
  • Empty refrigerator
  • Shut off water supply
  • Turn down water heater
  • Re-set sprinklers
  • Set up timed light system
  • Eliminate possible fire hazards (unplug appliances)
  • Turn down thermostat
  • Store valuables in a safe place
  • Lock all doors and windows
  • Leave house key and trip itinerary with a neighbor or friend (leave flights and hotel itinerary with a relative)
  • Provide a copy of your passport to a relative
  • Advise home alarm company of absence
  • Advise bank of future foreign credit card use
  • Pre-pay bills
  • Reconfirm and check-in online with airline

Travel health (first aid kit)
Consult your travel health authority for detailed medical needs.

  • Antiseptic cream and tea tree oil
  • Calamine lotion and aloe vera
  • Imodium AD, Pepto Bismol, and oil of oregano
  • Bandages
  • Moleskin and foot powder
  • Scissors and tweezers
  • Pocket knife or multi tool
  • Contraceptives
  • Necessary medications, supplements, vitamins, and painkillers
  • Water purification system

Friendly advice

  • Coordinate your clothes around one or two basic colours. This cuts down on the number of shoes and accessories you have to bring. Plan on laundering.
  • Keep essentials handy. Stash your sunglasses, guidebook, map, compass, water bottles, camera, and other essentials in outer pockets.

We’re with you every step of the way.

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