My obsessive-compulsive behavior comes out when I am travelling. I always have to have a travel checklist. Maybe it's also partly because I have become rather forgetful lately. To spare you from the same horror I get every time I forget something on my travels, I'm sharing with you my travel checklist:
The essentials (excludes clothing items):
- Shampoo
- Soap
- Conditioner
- Facial wash
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Tissue
- Q-tips (cotton buds)
- Lotion
- Moisturizer
- Lip balm
- Towel
- Slippers
- Cap
- Shades/sun glasses
- Perfume/cologne
- Camera
- Camera charger or battery
- Cellular phone
- Phone charger
- Plastic or laundry bags - to separate dirty clothes and wet items from clean and dry ones
- Small purse - prefer one with several pockets for your celphone, loose change, hotel key, etc. Also try to get one that you can hang around your neck to avoid misplacing your stuff.
- Lighter or a box of matches - you never know when you need them!
- Bottle of water
- First Aid Kit - don't forget to include a few tablets for headache, diarrhea, and hyperacidity
Additional items for when you have plans of going swimming:
- Sun block or sun tan lotion - depending on what you want to achieve
- Swimsuit
- Goggles
- Sarong - great for the beach!
- Additional towel - you don't want to use your bathroom towel to dry you up after swimming in the beach or the public pool and vise versa!
- Beach mat
- Beach bag - prefer one with several pockets on it to separate dry from wet items
And if you're a girl, here are some other items you should not forget to include:
- Feminine Wash
- Panty liner
- Sanitary napkin - you never know when you'll need it!
Non-essentials but also good to have:
- Candies or bubble gums
- Pack of biscuits
- Small notebook and pen or your mini laptop - to record your experiences!
