tips for packing and traveling abroad

Tips for Packing and Traveling Abroad

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Travel Documents To Take With You

• Passport with required visas

• Health insurance card

• Record of immunizations

• Airline tickets

• Driver’s license

• Alien registration card (Green Card)

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Travel Documents To Take With You

• Traveler’s checks

• Major international credit cards

• Airline frequent travel cards

• Telephone numbers at destinations and addresses in countries to be visited

• Copy of your passport (photo and visa pages)




Cultural Items to Bring

Items to share with your associates in any country:

• Currency, Stamps, Small Flag, Post Cards, Music

• Pictures of your family, home, and region.

• Items such as recordings of traditional and contemporary music, picture books, arts and crafts, and small gifts.




Items To Leave At Home

• Your itinerary with family member or friend

• Copy of your passport (photo and visa pages) and other travel documents

• Unneeded credit cards

• Expensive and religious jewelry




Guidebook

• Your guidebook is your best resource for finding important information

• Such as places to stay, eat, local customs, everything you need to know about the city or country that you're in.




Money Belts

• Money belts are great to store your passport, money, and other essential documents.

• They fit snugly under your clothes around your waist, and there's no way someone can grab it without you noticing.




Photocopies of Important Papers

• Always make a photocopy of all your papers and tickets, even your driver's license. • Better safe than sorry, and many companies require at least a photocopy of your flight or your passport before they'll give you assistance.




Pen and Paper

• Keep it on hand for writing down contact details of people you meet along the way and for recording your experiences.

• It's rewarding to read through a travel journey when you're back home and relive your experiences.




Pack Your Pills

• If you are taking prescription medicine you probably wouldn't forget to add it to your international travel checklist.

• You should also pack any over-the-counter medicine you take too, since it can differ from country to country even if it is made by the same company.




Adapt with an Adaptor

• If you are looking to bring any electrical items like a curling iron, hairdryer or an electrical razor make sure they are portable.

• Keep in mind that European outlets are not the same as the US ones.

• Most overseas locations have 220 volts, 50 Hz electricity. • To help, you should pick up a variety of International electrical outlet adapters.




Remember Your Memory

• If you know you will be taking a long trip you might want to invest in a big memory card/ stick (e.g., 2 gig).

• If that is still not enough you could also purchase a memory reader, so you can free up the card for more picture taking.

• Another thing that will help you prepare for travel is a tote bag that's big enough to hold your camera, extra memory cards and batteries.




Gift List To Go

• To avoid last minute gift-shopping make a list of all of the people you want to get gifts for.

• If you can, carry it with you during the trip. Maybe even jot down what you think they'd want from where.

• That way you can gradually fulfill your gift list and not have to worry about pillaging the airport gift shop 5 minutes before take off.




Problems With Pockets

• When you're backpacking through foreign countries your luggage is your life.

• However, it's hard to keep an eye on it all of the time, especially if you are sleeping on a train.

• Then you're at the mercy of Pickpocketers.

• For this reason you should never keep anything of value in the outside pockets. It's the first place everyone will look.

• If you have something of value (like a passport) keep it in a money belt.




Leaks Can Be A Letdown

• Packing can also present its own pitfalls, one of which is the leak factor.

• An easy way around this is to buy a smaller travel version of your favorite shampoos.

• They usually have a screw top that can be tightly sealed for travel.

• Remember to buy plastic bottles instead of glass to eliminate shattering.

• Also, try to put shampoos/liquid soaps in Ziploc bags to prevent them from leaking.




To Check Or Not To Check

Carry-on Baggage:

You can carry on one bag plus one personal item per passenger as long as it:

• Weighs less than 40 pounds (18 kg).

• Does not exceed 45 inches when you total length plus width plus height. • Fits in an overhead bin or underneath the seat in front of you.





Examples of personal items:

• Male or female purse

• Briefcase

• Laptop computer (All laptop/computers must be carried aboard and cannot be checked.) • Camera case





Carry-on baggage:

• Do not pack or carry any empty containers.

• Limit all liquids, gels, aerosols, and pastes to a maximum container size of 3oz.

• Place all such items in a quart-size, clear plastic, ziptop bag.

• Remove your quart-size bag from your carry-on and place in the provided bin at the checkpoint.





Examples of liquids and gels included in the security measures are:

• Beverages

• Creams

• Hair gel

• Hair spray

• Shampoo

• Toothpaste





Carry-on baggage:

• Leave lighters at home.

• Leave pocket-knives, files, scissors, etc. at home or put them in your checked baggage. • Be ready to take off your shoes and put belts, mobile phones, and metal objects in your carry-on.

• Take your laptop out of its case and place it in the container provided for you.





Checked Baggage:

You can check two bags per passenger free of charge.

Each bag must:

• Weigh 50 pounds (22.5 kg) or less.

• Not exceed 62 inches when you total length plus width plus height.


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