Packing List for Your Next Holiday
For some, leaving home for a holiday is a simple affair, but for others it feels as though it is a major project with complex pre-planning. No matter how easy or complex your holiday plans are, there are certain items that you should never leave home without. You have got to pack your passport, air tickets, travelers’ cheques or other forms of cash without fail. But have you thought of what other items you shouldn’t leave home without?
Add your holiday packing list as a comment below. Let us know what items should never be left out of a travel baggage, and tell us why. Your input might help a lot of other travelers to deal with some unforeseen problems during their holidays.
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:09 am
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June 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 am
Nurofen, Motilium, Plug adapter, camera, Camera & Phone chargers
Good Book! IPod
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
You should always remember to take enough medication with you. Preferably more than enough in case of delays. Bring prescription glasses and contacts and enough cleaning solutions. Also, have enough knowledge of the language to get by in case of any problems
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
travel plug
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
travel plug - vital for all appliances no matter where in the world you are
June 2nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Never travel without your European Health Insurance Card, no matter how comprehensive you THINK your travel insurance to be; this card not only allows you access to free medical care in all member states but acts as a form of ID and contains on the reverse the ‘phone numbers and web sites for the NHS and Governmnet advice for travellers.
In the same vein, take along your usual preferred ‘pain killers’ ie paracetomol or ibuprofen, theses over the counter remedies are very cheap in UK supermarkets BUT very expensive in countries like Spain and Portugal.
If like me, your spectacles are a necessity, keep your options covered. E mail your spectacle prescription to yourself and leave it on file. If an accident occurs to your glasses your prescription is available from any computer.
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:12 pm
1 litre plastic bag for liquid hand luggage items - there are never enough at the security gates!
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Have just found out about a currency card ,were you can put money on this card and use it like an ordinary card,as long as you have a balance .will use this. in future. all the info is on the net As well as the usual medicines,Iwill now always take bandages including elastic and crepe. This year in Tenerife I sprained my ankle in apartment so couldn’t walk ,my husband went everywere looking for a bandage with no luck.Managed to buy crutches so could at least get on plane. So take my advice and stock up with as many things that you can think of!!
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Bottle opener
Plug adaptors for different countries
lip balm
sunscreen in different strengths, including at least one high strength cream/spray
beach or sports towel
something to write on
details of travel insurance, copy of passport etc
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
tea bags ha ha!
credit/debit card in case of emergency!
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Taking some books?
They are bulky and add extra weight.
Take a Sony PRS-505 eReader. It comes with 100 ‘classic books but modern books are available, at very freasonable prices, from Fictionwise.com, so you can take a library of several hundred books in the volume taken by a single, slim, novel, at about half the weight!
June 2nd, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Either a mobile with an alarm clock facility or an alarm clock otherwise you might miss those all important trips out to explore!
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Phone charger
Camera
Ear plugs
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:19 am
Other than what Laura mentioned:
nail clipper
camera
atm card with ‘plus’ logo at the back (will enable you to draw cash from your bank account with min. charges)
credit card in case run out of cash
medication
insect repellent
handphone
mp3 with small portable speaker
effective hair conditioner (hair entangled due to too much clorine or sea water)
face masks
June 3rd, 2009 at 6:51 am
1. Phone Charger is a must..!
2. Camera and everything that goes along with it (Especially the charger)
3. Mini Maglight.
4. All your bikini’s /swimsuits + swimming goggles.
5. Travel guide booklet
6. Flipflops & Hiking boots
7. Media players, headphones, batteries +charger
8. Bug repellent & creams
9. Some extra cash.
10. Local Map +GPS if going adventuring
11. Laptop with WiFii
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 am
English tea bags! For those tea addicts like my wife travelling to exotic locations and relying on the local tea, can be like looking for water in the desert. For coffee drinkers there is no problem because most of Euope and The United States provide excellent coffee, but if you drink traditional English tea exclusively then watch out. Don’t take any chances and pack enough tea bags to last for the duration of your holiday.
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:35 am
Always put your medication in your hand luggage in case your case gets lost or delayed at the airport. This happened to me on my last holiday but luckily I had my medication with me.
I always forget to take a hairbrush
My friend always packs about 6 pairs of shoes and never wears them as your feet swell in the heat and she just wears flip flops or sandals the whole holiday - always take comfortable shoes with you and no not overpack
June 4th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Next time in Spain, buy a small back to back AA/AAA battery charger, its light, small and works in a shaver adapter at home. Invaluable! Hang onto 100ml bottles (with sticky labels) for your favorite shampoo & cond and look out for nivea atomiser spray deo. Add a small pocket battery razor & your truely mobile. All you got to do now is layer your cloths ( 4 light instead of 2 heavy layers) and your sorted. bonne voyage!
June 5th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
This is a packing tip as opposed to a what to take with you tip.
A lot of people, when packing, tend to put all of Dads belongings in the first suitcase, all of Mums belongings in the second and the kids stuff in the final suitcase.
Rather than do that, spread everybodys clothes between all the suitcases and then, if you are unlucky enough to have a suitcase lost or delayed, at least everone will have something to wear until the situation is sorted.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:56 am
take slippers and 2 confortable nightgowns and an extra pair of shoes,i always ruin one pair on every trip…
July 1st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Take aloe vera gel or other good cure. No matter how careful one is someone in the family gets too much sun. Maybe someone forgot to protect the back of the neck !