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Packing Checklist
Save time! Reduce stress! Avoid needless frustration! If it's not on this checklist, you probably don't need it.
Print The Checklist
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Money and Documents
- Itinerary
- Tickets
- Reservation confirmations
- Passport/photo ID
- Vaccination certificates
- Cash, traveler's checks, credit/debit cards
- Medication prescriptions (originals)
- Address book
- Non-toll phone numbers of credit card companies
- Maps of your destination(s)
Photocopies
- Back of airline tickets showing ticket numbers
- Passport
- Driver's License
- Vaccination certificates
- Credit/debit cards, front and back
- Travel insurance documents
- Medication prescriptions
Health
Personal Care
- Deodorant
- Face and body lotions/cleanser
- Lip balm
- Sun block
- Makeup
- Shaving kit
- Contact lens supplies
- Shampoo, conditioner, hairstyling products
- Hairbrush & comb (call hotels to see if they provide blow driers/curling irons)
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Tech Gear
- Electrical outlet adaptor (if traveling abroad)
- Video camera plus batteries or charger
- Camera, extra batteries or charger, film
- IPod and charger
- Cell phone and charger
- Laptop and charger
- Headset & Adaptor
Beach Gear
- Swimsuit
- Sunhat
- Goggles
- Flip-flops
- Sunscreen
- Beach Towels
Weather Gear
- Umbrella
- Poncho
- Long underwear
- Layered clothing
- Hat, gloves, scarf
- Thick socks
- Water-repellant boots
Baby & Kid's Gear
- Baby wipes
- Diapers and diaper bag
- Diaper rash cream, powder, lotion
- Soap and shampoo
- Formula and food
- Bottles, bottle caps, nipples
- Pacifier
- Bibs
- Baby spoons/dishes
- Baby carrier
- Entertainment items
Miscellaneous
- Water bottle
- Extra zip-top plastic baggies
- Travel heater
- Reading material
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What Goes Where if You're Flying
Before packing anything, see the Transportation Safety Administration's list of permitted and prohibited items.
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Carry-Ons
You are allowed two carry-ons: one bag and one personal item such as a purse, briefcase or laptop and they must fit overhead and under your seat.
- See the latest rules for carry-ons before you pack.
- Beyond those latest carry-on rules you just read up on, you can carry on prescription meds, milk, juice and baby formula in quantities exceeding 3 oz., and they don't have to be in a zip-top bag.
- Pack all valuables, credit cards, money, documents (except maps), medications, glasses and anything else you can't afford to lose in one carry-on, and all photocopies of your documents in the other carry-on.
- Lithium batteries, not installed in devices, must go in carry-ons. Limit two.
- Keep the headset, travel-size hand sanitizer, and reading material with you too.
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Checked Luggage
Before packing, get the airline's baggage policy for size, weight and number of checked pieces. This may vary depending on the airline and the size of the airplane.
- All personal care items such as shampoo, hair gel, toothpaste, lotions, deodorant etc. must travel in your checked luggage. Keep bottles no more than 3/4ths full to avoid leaking due to air pressure. Use Nalgene bottles for maximum safety.
- Don't pack food, drinks or fragile items.
- If you're taking gifts, leave then unwrapped.
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Bon voyage!
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