The recommended information might be useful for your preparation for your holidays.

For the convenience of your vacation, we would recommend the packing list as below:

Essentials

• Address list and list of important contacts or numbers
• Backpack, suitcase, sports bag (something to pack everything in)
• Paper or Notebook
• Passport (check validity!)
• Pencils, Pens
• Tickets and itinerary (airline, train, bus etc.)
• Visa
• Travel Insurance

Finances

• ATM card (Maestro or Cirrus logos on the back are most widely accepted)
• Calculator or currency converter
• Cash in the local currency of your arrival destination
• Credit card (Visa or Mastercard are most widely accepted)
• Money belt (You can't be too safe in some places)
• Sufficient Travellers' cheques (and receipts for travellers' cheques)

Clothes

• Boots.
• Bra (sports and regular)
• Dress shirts
• Dresses
• Jacket
• Jeans
• Jumper, sweater or fleece
• Light jacket
• Long or thermal underwear
• Long sleeve shirts
• Pants or trousers
• Pajamas/Sleepwear (Member's tip)
• Sandals, shower shoes, thongs or jandals
• Sarong or Lava lava
• Shoes
• Shorts
• Ski clothes
• Skirts
• Sneakers
• Socks
• Suits
• Swimming gear
• T-shirts, singlet
• Underwear

Clothes Accessories

• A good hat
• Bandana
• Belt
• Cotton handkerchief or tissues
• Eye-mask
• Gloves or mittens
• Knitted (woolen) hat
• Raincoat or poncho
• Safety pins
• Sewing kit
• Ski glasses
• Suit bag
• Sunglasses

Toiletries

• Anti-bacterial cream
• Comb or brush
• Condoms and/or contraceptive pills
• Contact lens equipment or glasses
• Cotton buds
• Dental floss (also great for fixing things!)
• Deodorant
• Earplugs
• Fingernail clippers
• Lip balm
• Razors
• Shampoo and conditioner
• Shaving cream
• Sleeping pills
• Sunscreen and after sun cream
• Tampons and pads
• Toothbrush, toothpaste

First Aid Kit

• Band aids
• Compression bandages
• Diarrhea tablets
• Gazes
• Insect and/or mosquito repellent
• Iodine/hydrogen peroxide
• Medicines/prescription Drugs (Member's tip)
• Motion sickness tablets
• Paracetemol, Tylenol etc.
• Replacement/rehydration salts sachets
• Small scissors
• Tweezers
• Vitamin pills
• Water purifying tablets
• Yellow Fever certificate or International Certificate of Vaccination (Member's tip)

Other Items

• Backpack rain cover
• Batteries
• Books
• Bottled water
• Camera, film and batteries - Spare flash cards or memory for digital
• Carbohydrate snacks
• Chewing gum or mints - Especially if you are flying chewing something will help your ears
• Combo or key locks
• Compass
• Cup
• Diary or organizer
• Duct tape - Fixes everything! (Member's tip)
• Eating utensils
• Electrical adapter and plug converter
• Flashlight or torch - Don't forget the batteries
• Guidebooks
• Inflatable travel pillow
• iPod, MP3 player, Discman etc. - Including music and batteries
• Laptop - Especially for the business travellers
• Maps (incl. small map of the world to show where you are from) (Member's tip)
• Mobile phone or SIM card
• Passport photos
• Photocopies of important documents in case they are stolen (Member's tip)
• Phrase books or dictionaries
• Pillow or pillowcase to stuff with clothes
• Plastic bags
• Recharger for electrical items - Save some money on batteries
• Resume and work references - Don't forget these if you are planning to work while travelling
• Swiss Army knife or Leatherman tool - Don't keep in your carry on as it will be removed
• Travel alarm clock
• Wet wipes/Baby wipes - Handy for cleaning hands or washing yourself in absense of a shower (Member's tip)
• Ziplock bags - The freezer ones are usually the best