1. Travel Documents (no brainer right? ask Becky about her trip to Peru...), whether it is passport, driver’s license,
visa, or plane ticket. Make color copies of passports and USE this instead of
the real thing. Most outfits should accept this form. Cannot travel anywhere if
you don’t start.
2. Not an item, but just as important, tell someone of your
travels plans. It doesn’t matter if you are going on a self-discovery trip and
want zero outside contact, tell someone back home where and how long. 127 hours
anyone?
3. Ziplock bag of toiletries. Don’t bring the toothbrush you
normally use or every day deodorant. Go to the store and buy specifically
travel-sized toothbrush, shampoo/conditioner, bodywash (leave the loofah), deodorant, hair styler, and baby wipes. This holds all your liquids in a TSA approved container and is permanently in
your travel bag. Done. Women may need to add.
4. A shitty pair of flip flops you don’t mind losing.
Efficiency is key and while Reefs may be more comfortable, they are thicker and
may upset you if you lose them. $3 sandals from Wal-Mart or Old Navy serve their purpose, and are good for
the beach, hotel, or even hostel shower.
5. Medicine/First Aid Kit. I can’t stress this one enough. Traveling
domestically, they are not as important. But when you are feeling ill, the last
thing you want to do is go searching long and far for a pharmacy (did this at midnight on Christmas Eve in Cusco, Peru) or taking a foreign brand of medicine and not be entirely sure how it
will affect you.
6. A small padlock. It is not used every time I travel but it comes in handy at storage units. Some hostels have you provide your own lock. I
favor the key lock, because I forget combos. I also stray from zipper locks
because locking up your entire bag in storage is normal, locking the zippers on
your bag seems suspicious.
7. A keychain flashlight. It is compact for space saving and useful in case of... oh let's say, rolling black outs in SE Asia.
8. At minimum, one pair of jeans. I don’t like carrying jeans
when I travel because they are thick and heavy. BUT it is the common “nice”
attire pretty much world wide. Plus even some religious attractions may require
pants.
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