Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Money: cards/travellers' cheques/cash
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Torch/candle
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Sheet sleeping bag
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Universal adapter
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Pack of playing cards
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Spare specs/contact lenses
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Guidebook/phrasebooks - if doing several countries trade in/swap with other trav-
ellers en route
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Spare photos for ID cards if needed
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Photocopies of documents/emergency numbers/serial numbers of travellers'
cheques (Also, use online storage such as Dropbox to keep a digital copy as back-
up)
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Clothes and toiletries
etc
Some of these checklist items will be more relevant to backpackers and people on treks,
than to people on a work placement or staying in a family home. The list can be modified
for your own particular plans.