Travel Checklist
Posted September 29, 2006 by Rosalind Gardner · Filed Under Adventures
This is the travel checklist that Ed and I use to plan what we’ll pack to bring on trips and so we don’t forget to lock the doors! Feel free to print out a copy for your own use…
Before You Leave…
- Passport
- Required visas
- Personal I.D. (eg. Driver’s licence)
- Immunization records
- Emergency information card
- Photocopies of all official documents
- Airline and other transportation tickets
- Reservations - Hotel, transportation and special events
- Insurance - Trip cancellation, medical
- Traveler’s checks, credit cards & relevant currency
- Guide books and maps
Pack it up…
- Luggage with locks and identification tags
- Clothing
- Footwear
- Rain Gear
- Hat or visor
- Scarf
- Water Bottle
For Your Health
- Your prescriptions and vitamins
- Pain relief medication
- Cold medications
- Allergy medications
- Contact lens solution
- Diarrhea medicine
- Laxative
- Insect repellant
- Sunscreen
- Lip balm
- Sunburn Relief
- Antibiotic cream
- Malaria pills
- Motion sickness medicine
- Water purifier
Personal Hygiene Items
- Brush and comb
- Blow Dryer
- Toothbrush, paste & dental floss
- Deodorant
- Personal and laundry soap
- Shampoo
- Shaving Cream
- Moisturizers
- Cosmetics
- Hand mirror
- Towelettes, or towel and washcloth
Recording and Communications…
- Camera and film
- Laptop
- Video camera plus tapes or disks
- Batteries for electronic equipment
- Binoculars
- Radiation Shield for Film
- Address and phone list
- Journal and pen
- Cell phone
Good to Have…
- Reading and writing materials
- Language books or electronic translator
- Flashlight (we use those ’shaker’ no-battery flashlights)
- Waterproof matches
- Sewing kit
- Travel iron or steamer
- Travel clothesline
- Stopper for hotel sinks
- Laundry bag
- Small plastic bags with ziplock closures
- Small bottles for liquid soaps and shampoos
- Games and/or playing Cards
To Do at Home…
- Arrange for petsitter and/or housesitter
- Put a hold on your mail
- Stop deliveries
- Set up lights on timers
- Notify credit card companies of your plans
- Leave itinerary and key with a friend or neighbor
- Empty refrigerator
- Unplug appliances to prevent fires
- Turn down or program thermostat
- Turn off hot water heater
- Lock up valuables
- Lock doors and windows
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