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What
you need to pack will depend greatly upon where you are going. Your
goal is to travel as lightly as possible. If your destination is relatively
developed, you may wish to purchase rather than pack items like shampoo
and soap.
Must
haves:
- Travel tickets
- Maps and timetables
- Passport and
Visas
- Traveller's cheques
and/or cash
Accessories
- Shaving gear
- Contacts lenses
and cleaning solution
- Lip balm
- Extra glasses
- Sunglasses
- Condoms/Birth
Control
- Medication (Aspirin,
etc.)
- Motion sickness
tablets
- Sunscreen
- Tampons
General:
- Backpack
- Knap sack
- Plastic bags
- Earplugs
- Towel
- Water bottle
- Binoculars
- Camera and film
- Sewing kit
- Wall socket adapter
(very important if you want to use your laptop in foreign countries!)
- Alarm clock
- Hair dryer
- Travel iron
For Backpackers:
- Compass
- Can opener
- Eating utensils
- Matches or lighter
- Swiss armyknife
- Mirror
- Water purification
tablets
- Sleeping bag
- Mosquito netting
(a virtual necessity in some countries)
Again, carefully
consider what you can do without, and perhaps buy in the host country.
A light traveller is usually a happy one.
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Vendors
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