Packing Lists
Paperwork and Documentation
- Personal identification
- Valid driver’s license (check the expiration date)
- Travel itinerary
- Reservations and confirmation documents
- Insurance cards (health insurance, travel insurance, auto insurance if renting a vehicle)
- Phone numbers for
- Air travel
- Rental car
- Lodging
- Airline tickets, cruise documents, and/or other admission tickets
- Relevant membership cards
- Address book
- Guide books and maps
- Copies of your prescriptions
Money
- Cash (some in your local and in your destination’s currency)
- Traveler’s checks
- Credit cards (a list of credit cards, account numbers, and customer service phone numbers should be carried separately from actual credit cards)
- ATM cards
- PIN numbers for credit cards, phone, and ATM cards (safely packed in your memory)
Toiletries
- Soap and facial cleansers
- Moisturizing lotion
- Make-up
- Shampoo, conditioner, and styling products
- Deodorant
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush
- Dental floss
- Feminine-hygiene products
- Razor
- Shaving cream
- Comb/brush
- Nail file and clippers
- Sunscreen
Clothing
Save packing space by coordinating clothing around a central color so you can mix and match items. Also, consider taking items you can use to layer outfits instead of taking heavy, limited-use items.
- Undergarments
- Socks
- Hose
- Pants/jeans
- Shirts/blouses
- Sweaters/sweatshirts
- Suit/dress
- Ties
- Skirts
- Belts
- Formal wear (if your itinerary calls for formal social functions)
- Robe
- Pajamas and slippers
- Walking and sports shoes
- Beach shoes
- Dress shoes
- Swimsuit and cover-up
Miscellaneous
- Medications in original containers
- Raincoat and umbrella
- Sunglasses
- Extra pair of prescription glasses
- Contact lenses with case and cleaning kit
- Transit entertainment
- Jewelry and wristwatch
- Binoculars
- Lint brush
- Travel iron
- Travel sewing kit
- Hair dryer
- Curling iron
- Power converters
- Camera
- Batteries
- Recharging equipment for cell phone and other rechargeable items
- Film for camera and video recorder
- Alarm clock
- Travel-size stain remover and laundry detergent
Packing for Children & Teenagers
Be sure to bring these additional items:
- Pediatrician’s name, regular and emergency phone numbers
- Extra eyeglasses or contacts if you have them
- Medications and prescriptions
- Sunglasses
- Books, magazines, and toys
- An address book of your children’s friends’ names and addresses so they can mail postcards
- A nightlight to help light up an unfamiliar room
- Baby wipes and small bottles of water
- The child’s blanket, if he is still of the age at which a blanket is a close personal friend
- Updated photos of your children; (if they wander off, you’ll need recent photos so others can help you look for them)
- A complete outfit packed in a separate, clear bag
- Extra shoes and an extra swimsuit
Put some of your items in their luggage and some of their items in your luggage in case either of the bags is lost en-route. Use freezer bags with a seal for all of their small items.
Packing for Infants & Toddlers
Be sure to bring these additional items:
- Diapers and pull-ups
- Baby wipes
- Car seat
- Bottles/sippy cups
- Baby formula
- Sunglasses
- Snacks
- Books and toys
- Playpen
- Diaper rash ointment
- Collapsible stroller
- Pediatrician’s name and regular and emergency phone numbers
- Medications and prescriptions
- A nightlight to help light up an unfamiliar room
- Items to childproof a room, such as outlet plugs and pipe cleaners to hold up curtain cords or close cabinets
- Bottle brush and dish soap
- Updated photos of your children; (if they wander off, you’ll need recent photos so others can help you look for them)
- Child’s blanket
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