Honeymoons - Packing Guide

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Carry-on Bag: All Destinations:

Airline boarding passes, other travel tickets

Passport, visas

Driver’s license

Credit, ATM, and telephone calling cards

Money and traveler’s checks

Hotel, theater, restaurant, or other reservation confirmations

Photocopies of all cards, travel and traveler’s check documents, vaccination documents, prescriptions, health-insurance card(s), and medical or trip insurance documents detailing coverage and contacts. (Also photograph your luggage contents in case of loss. At the hotel, store all this in the main or in-room safe. Leave copies—and your itinerary, contact numbers, and a sealed envelope with copies of your wills and life insurance information—with someone back home.)

Deborah's travel emergency number to call for assistance.

Phone numbers for your doctor, other emergency contacts, and credit card companies

Prescription medicine (in the original bottle)

Contraception

Aspirin or ibuprofen and travel-sickness pills

Toothbrush and toothpaste

Small bag of makeup

Brush and comb

Camera

Any valuable jewelry

In-flight reading

Light sweater

One change of clothing, including underwear

Headphones for in-flight movies

Travel pillow and blanket

Sewing kit/tape

 

Checked Bag: All Destinations:

2 to 3 pairs of shoes or sandals (stick with ones you’ve have broken in)

3 pairs of light cotton socks

2 pairs of shorts (for warm destinations)

2 pairs of pants

2 skirts or dresses

4 T-shirts or casual tops

2 blouses or shirts

Lingerie

Slippers

3 to 7 pairs of underwear, 2 to 3 bras

Evening wrap or jacket

Evening bag

Swimsuit (if appropriate for destination)

Deodorant

Hand and body lotion

Lip balm

Personal-hygiene items

Tooth floss

Cotton balls or swabs

Tweezers

Nail file or clippers

Razors and shaving cream

Hair dryer (if your hotel does not provide one)

Insect repellent (if appropriate for destination)

Sunscreen and sunglasses

Contact-lens solution and extra contact lenses or eyeglasses (if needed)

Chargers for cell phones, iPods, & digital cameras (leave home with everything fully charged)

Electrical adapter for destinations outside the U.S. (if needed)

Camera film or memory cards and tripod

Video camera

Extra camera batteries

Various sizes of re-sealable plastic bags

Maps, guidebooks, and a translation dictionary (if needed)

Addresses of friends and family for postcards

Comfortable daypack for carrying guidebooks, snacks, and essentials

Travel umbrella or rain poncho

Travel medical kit (Band-Aids, antacids, antihistamines, diarrhea medicine, antibacterial cream or wipes)

Foldable, lightweight tote for bringing home souvenirs

iPod (with romantic music) and iPod dock or CDs (if CD player provided)

Travel candle with a romantic scent, matches

Bubble bath

Scented massage oil

 

Paperbacks

Aloe vera gel or after-sun cream

Beach bag (can double as tote to bring home souvenirs)

Sun hat

Second swimsuit and cover-up

Flip-flops or day-to-night sandals

Water shoes

Waterproof ski pants and jacket or snowsuit

Turtlenecks

Heavy sweaters

Underlayers (such as long underwear)

Gloves or mittens

Warm hat or headband

Neck warmer or scarf

Goggles

Skis, poles, ski boots (consider express-mailing ahead to your hotel)

Waterproof socks

Hand and foot warmers

Waterproof boots

Ski lock

Ski bag

Comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots

Small compass

Mosquito netting (if needed)

Binoculars

Clothing in neutral colors (include long- and short-sleeve shirts, long pants, and shorts; avoid bright and white clothing, which can distract wildlife)

Safari or sun hat

Wildlife guides

 

Call Deborah with any questions.

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