Accessories
Addresses
(typed on a piece of paper, folded)
Book
- large paperback *
Camera/film
*
Calculator
- small
Comb
Compass
*
Credit
card
Dental
floss *
Dictionaries
- foreign language *
Ear plugs
*
Face
cloth
Flashlight
Frequent
flyer cards
Glue
stick (for sticking stamps to envelopes/postcards) *
Guidebook(s)
*
Hair
elastic
ID, such
as birth certificate, driver's license
Inscecticide
*
Keys
List
of travellers cheque numbers
Maps
*
Medical
kit: bandaids, antisceptic ointment, 222s, immodium, antibiotics,
laxative, anti-giardia medicine, malaria pills *
Money
belt - leather or vinyl type with secret, inner zipper *
Money
and travellers cheques
Nail
clipppers
Neck
pouch to hold ID and travellers cheques *
Needle
and thread
Notebook
Passport
Pens
(*good pens)
Phonecard/long
distance card
Photocopies
of passport, birth certificate
Plastic
spoon
Razors
Sunglasses
Swiss
Army Knife *
Tampons/pads
(*tampons not always available)
Toilet
paper
Towel
Vaccination
certificate
Wallet
Watch
w/built-in alarm
Water
bottle
Water
purif. pills
Equipment
Backpack
or
Duffle
bag
Foldable
cloth bag
Plastic
bags
Sleeping
bag - high altitude trekking only *
Small
knapsack
Waist
pouch
Clothes/Footwear
(Note: you may not be able to find clothes and shoes
in your size abroad.)
Bathing
suit
Blouse,
short-sleeved
Lightweight
jacket such as denim or
Goretex
jacket (but if this gets stolen, you're out by $300 or so...)
*
Flip
flops
Gloves
(wool) - high altitude only
Hat,
with wide brim for sun protection
Hat (Wool)
- high altitude only
Hiking
boots or good-quality running shoes *
2 pairs
of comfortable, lightweight pants
Long-sleeved
top
Reef
shoes *
Sandals
Sarong
Socks
Sock
liners *
Shorts
- long *
Skirt
- at least knee-length
Sweater
- fleece *
T-shirts
(2 maximum)
Thermal
top (high altitude only) *
Fleece
tights (high altitude only) *
Underwear
Wool
socks *
Cosmetics
Chapstick
*
Contact
lense fluid*
Deodorant
Lipstick
Multivitamins
Shampoo/conditioner
Skin
lotion
Soap
Sunblock
*
Toothpaste/brush
Vaseline
Optional *
Binoculars
Short
Wave Radio
Walkman
and tapes/CDs
Mosquito
net
Collapsible
umbrella
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