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» The Official TravellersConnected.com - "Before You Go" Essentials Guide

Planning for your travels can be a bit of a nightmare as you really don’t want to get to the other side of the world only to find you’ve forgotten something important. To make life easier we’ve compiled our own essentials check list for you – we’ll it’s what we’d take anyway!

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Essential:

» Passport
» Visas
» Insurance
» Money
» Injections
» Copy travel documents
» Keep contact
» Do research

TravellersConnected.com would also recommend the average backpacker on a 6 month trip to take the following with them (many are linked to Travel With Care who offer excellent prices on these products):

Backpack (2/3rds full) and a day pack:

» Light clothes that you can afford to lose
» Country dependent clothing (ie. OZ = boardies, Peru = Jumpers)
» Flip Flops
» Trainers
» Rain Protection
» Condoms
» Cap or Hat
» Sunglasses
» Camera and Film
» USB Lead for Camera
» Phrase Books
» Reading Book
» Games/Playing Cards
» Travel Lock
» Luggage I.D. Tags
» Document Wallet (passport & money etc)
» Travel Watch or Alarm
» Small Torch & Batteries
» Swiss Army Knife (leave in Backpack)
» Travel wash
» Travel Febreeze (or other smell neutraliser)
» International Plug Adaptor
» Mesh Bag for Dirty Laundry
» Zip-close Plastic Bags
» Sleeping bag liner (we recommend silk)
» MP3 player/walkman
» Universal Sink Plug
» Personal Attack Alarm

 

First-Aid Kit containing:

» Pain Relief
» Plasters
» Bandage
» Diarrhoea Medicine
» Insect Repellent
» Sunscreen
» Sunburn Relief
» Antibiotic Cream
» Prescribed medicine (ie. malaria tablets)
» Water Purification Tablets
» Toothbrush/Paste
» Deodorant
» Soap
» Skin Care Lotions/Creams (for altitude or by the sea)
» Mini Mirror
» Shampoo
» Lip Balm (for altitude)
» Toilet roll or packets of tissues (invaluable)
» Shaving Cream / razors
» Towel (beware travel towels are good but can stink very quickily)


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