International Vacation Essentials Packing Checklist

Accessories

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  Slippers

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  Sunglasses

Equipment

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  Alarm clock

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  Batteries for small electronics and cameras

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  Camera (and film, if needed)

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  Electrical adapters and converters (consider packing as many battery-operated electronics as possible, as converters can be expensive to buy and heavy to carry)

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  Chargers for your cell phone, camera, video camera, and laptop

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  Hair dryer (if your hotel doesn’t supply one)

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  Headphones for watching in-flight movies

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  iPod and iPod dock

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  Tripod

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  Video camera

Health and Beauty Items

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  Antibacterial wipes

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  Body lotion

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  Contact lens solution

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  Comb and brush

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  Deodorant

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  Extra contact lenses and glasses, if needed

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  Face cleanser

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  First aid kit, including gas-relief tablets, antacid, antidiarrheal medicine, antihistamine for allergies, bandages, candied ginger for motion sickness, mild laxative, non-aspirin pain reliever, thermometer in a hard case

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  Floss

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  Insect repellant

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  Lip balm (choose one with SPF 15)

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  Personal-hygiene items

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  Prescriptions

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  Razors

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  Shampoo and conditioner

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  Shaving gel

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  Soap

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  Sunscreen (at least one all-purpose sunscreen with SPF 15)

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  Toothbrush

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  Toothpaste

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  Travel-sized detergent

Miscellaneous

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  Addresses of friends and family for postcards

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  ATM cards (check to see if your bank has international ATM locations to avoid high fees, and let your bank know you'll be traveling abroad before you leave)

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  Credit cards (credit card companies give some of the best exchange rates available)

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  Driver’s license

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  Contact information

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  Guidebooks

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  Health-insurance card (check to see if your health-care provider has an overseas partner, and consider locating a medical facility near your hotel in case of emergency)

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  Healthy snacks (chewy granola bars, dried fruit, mini bagels, nuts and pretzels, and string cheese)

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  Maps and directions

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  Money belt

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  Money conversion chart

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  Passport

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  Photocopies of passport (make a few copies to have on hand in case of emergency)

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  Photograph of luggage contents in case of loss

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  Printouts of reservations

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  Translation dictionary

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  Travel journal

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  Travel pillow and blanket

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  Vaccination certificate

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  FAA-regulation plastic bags for stowing small liquid containers