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BlackGirlTravel.com :: Travel Tip
International Travel Check List
O International health insurance
O Register your travel plans with the US State Department
O Review the US Tips for Traveling Abroad
O Passport valid for at least 6 months after your return date with a photocopy - Leave an extra copy with your emergency contact at home.
O Tour Itinerary: Leave an extra copy with your emergency contact at home.
O Travel books and city maps (can be purchased in the BlackGirlTravel Store)
O A small amount of cash in the currency of your desination country, in case you can't convert your money immediately upon arrival.
O Due to limited space on the bus, most tours only allow one piece of luggage bag person. A wheeled bag are okay as long as you can carry it up stairs. Many hotels in Europe don't have elevators or bell men. Only bring what "YOU" can carry! Take your luggage on a trial run before you leave! Carry your packed bags on a walk (and up a couple flights of stairs)... then re-think what you can live without. Anyone with more than one bag, may need to arrange for your own ground transportation (including between cities).
O Sweater & Scarf: for cool evening and to cover head or shoulders in churches.
O Comfortable but nice looking walking shoes: Wedges are great...comfort of a flat, yet stylish. Great for day and night.
O Bathing suit: for unexpected dips!
O Folding umbrella: because rain happens...
O Travel alarm clock: Don't depend on the hotel wake-up call...the bus waits for no one!
O Camera, new battery & film: it's cheaper to bring film and batteries from home. Airport x-rays for carry-on luggage are safe for 200-400 speed, but stronger x-rays for checked luggage can ruin your film. Digital users will need lots of memory storage or a plan for emailing images or burning photo CDs in Europe, plus adequate batteries, chargers, converters and adapters. Adapter plug is needed, but not converter, for camera accessories.
O Small sized Toiletries: Check our minimus.com for travel sizes of your favorites. Remember shampoo can double as body soap!
O Glasses and prescription: bring a second pair if you have them; if you wear contacts, also bring your glasses and contact lens prescription.
O Medicine in original bottle: for important medication, also bring a written prescription from your doctor for refills (w/ dosage and generic drug name).
O Small bottles of cold/diarrhea/motion sickness remedies: also available in Europe but convenient to bring from home.
O Ziploc bags: another useful take-along.
O Neck Pouch: For daytime travel.
O Flip-flops: for slippery shower floors and rocky beaches.
O Towel: small and thin; very handy for blotting hand laundry and beach use.
NOTE:Wash cloth are rare in Europe. People use sponges. The little cloth in the bathroom is not for your face! The are for cleaning your private parts after using the bidet. The washing cloth on your face today could have been cleaning someone else's bottom yesterday!
O Two ATM card/credit cards: to withdraw local currency in each country; don't forget to bring photocopies with emergency numbers. Should be keep separate, so not to be lost together.
O Hair dryer (if needed): should be dual voltage or a converter will be needed
O Small folding travel iron: should be dual voltage or a converter will be needed
O Europe plug adapter plus a converter for anything that heats. (curling iron & irons with dual voltage are best). Braun butane curling iron are also great! An extension cord is great for sharing one adapter.
O Plastic door stop: a little extra safety for women traveling alone.
O Bonus Extras: International phone, GPS device, voice translator
O Broadband cord: even is you have wireless laptop (some hotels may not have wireless internet)
O Pack a change of clothes in your carry-one bag in case your luggage is delayed.
If you have a roommate, discuss sharing items. One can bring the travel iron, the other, the curling iron.
Suggested Leave-At-Homes: Irreplaceable or excessive jewelry. Perfume, aftershave (bad on bus, attracts bees). Unnecessary electrical appliances (instead, consider bringing cordless curling irons, disposable razors, dripdry clothes).
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