| Work related | | | | Photo |
| Finish paperwork at work (e.g. time reporting). | | | | Bring passport photos if needed in order to get a |
| Book hotel | | | | visa on arrival or if you lose your passport and |
| Make a booking for the first night if you arrive at | | | | need to get a new. |
| an inconvenient hour, have traveled for many | | | | Book to read on the plane |
| hours or you arrive in high season (where finding | | | | Get it before you go to the airport (where they |
| accommodations may be difficult). There are | | | | are usually more expensive). |
| many on-line services for booking or just use | | | | Photocopies |
| your travel agency. | | | | Make photocopies of all important documents |
| Sticky labels | | | | such as: |
| Get sticky labels and write peoples name on | | | | * Visa |
| them, then just stick them onto your postcards. | | | | * Passport |
| Visa | | | | * Tickets |
| Get necessary visas in your passport. Start this | | | | * Certificate of Immunizations (health book) |
| process in time since it can be time consuming. | | | | * Maps in the guidebook (in order not to have to |
| Sometimes you can get visa on arrival. See visa | | | | carry the book along while walking around) |
| section for details. | | | | Store the photocopies in a separate location from |
| Certificate of Immunizations | | | | the originals and protect the copies from rain with |
| Bring your Certificate of Immunizations (health | | | | a plastic cover. |
| book) | | | | Upload copies |
| Drivers license | | | | If you have access to a scanner you can scan |
| If you plan on driving bring your drivers license | | | | the photocopies (see previous bullet) and upload |
| along. Get an international drivers license if needed. | | | | them to the Internet (e.g. send an e-mail to |
| Other cards | | | | yourself with the files attached). If you do not |
| Bring other relevant cards such as airline bonus | | | | have a scanner you can take a photo with your |
| cards, phone cards, student cards (e.g. ISIC) to | | | | digital camera instead of scanning. You can also |
| obtain discounts, Hostelling International card etc. If | | | | e-mail them to a friend or your family. |
| you have an e-ticket and it was registered to a | | | | Print information from the Internet |
| card, make sure that you bring the relevant card | | | | Print the information you have gathered on the |
| along. | | | | Internet about your destination). |
| Insurance | | | | Your own checklist |
| Make sure you have a paper which states your | | | | Make a copy of your own checklist (based on this |
| insurance cover with policy number and contact | | | | one) and bring along. It may be useful for |
| details. If you live in the European Union and will | | | | insurance purposes if your luggage is lost/stolen. |
| visit another country in the E.U. get a European | | | | Phrase list |
| Health Insurance Card which entitles you to | | | | A small list with the most useful phrases in the |
| receive health care under the same economic | | | | local language to keep in your wallet/purse for |
| conditions as the citizens of the country you will | | | | easy access or on your mp3-player. |
| visit. | | | | Guidebook |
| Ticket and itinerary | | | | Dictionary |
| Bring your ticket and itinerary along. | | | | There are electronic ones you can download to |
| Contact information | | | | your cell phone or portable computer. You can |
| Print contact information to: | | | | also get a separate electronic device or a good |
| * Embassies | | | | old paper dictionary :) |
| * Health clinic where you got your immunizations | | | | Passport |
| * Insurance company. Note if there are special | | | | Apply for a passport well in advance if you do |
| emergency contact numbers (sometimes reverse | | | | not have one. Check the expiry date of your |
| charge) | | | | passport. Some countries require it to be valid for |
| * Your bank/credit card issuer so that you can | | | | at least six months from your date of entry. |
| report stolen/lost cards | | | | Check the state of your passport, I was once |
| * Travel agent | | | | almost refused to board a plane to Japan because |
| * Traveler´s cheques issuers local office | | | | the page with my passport photo was almost |
| * Hotels | | | | falling out of my passport (a well know quality |
| * Emergency contacts | | | | problem with some Swedish passports). This can |
| * Addresses and phone numbers to friends(for | | | | also prevent you from getting a visa. |
| postcards) | | | | Happy travels! |