What you need to take

• Passport
• Visas
• EHIC (if appropriate)
• Insurance documents
• Driving licence
• Tickets
• Money (cash, debit/credit cards, travellers’ cheques)
• Details of first night’s accommodation
• Photocopies of all documents plus contact detail
• Some kind of communication (email account, mobile phone, phonecard)
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Clothes

• Underwear (about a week’s worth)
• Socks
• Swimwear
• Trousers/shorts with zippable pockets
• Long skirt and/or smart trousers (for border crossings and official stuff)
• T-shirts
• Long-sleeved shirts (especially for women)
• Hat and/or scarf and/or gloves
• Jumpers and/or jacket
• Waterproof
• Shoes
• Flip-flops, sandals or shower shoes
• Something to sleep in
• Moneybelt
• Wedding ring (for ladies)
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Washing, sleeping etc

• Spongebag
• Soap (in a box)
• Shampoo bar (in a tin)
• Flannel/washcloth
• Travel towel
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Dental floss
• Insect repellent
• Sun screen (strongest you can find)
• Moisturiser (can be used as aftersun lotion)
• Travel wash
• Universal plug
• Condoms
• Tampons/sanitary towels (if appropriate)
• Make-up (if appropriate)
• Hair product (if appropriate)
• Hairbrush/comb/bands
• Nail clippers/file
• Razors and shaving cream
• Resealable plastic bags
• Tissues and/or travel toilet paper
• Travel washing line
• Travel alarm clock
• Mosquito net
• Sheet sleeping bag
• Earplugs
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First aid and medicines

• Plasters
• Blister pads
• Water purification tablets
• Steroid cream and/or antiseptic cream or swabs
• Paracetamol/ibuprofen/aspirin
• Travel sickness pills and/or Sea-bands
• Malaria pills, if needed
• Antihistamines
• Sore throat sweets
• Rehydration powder and/or diarrhea treatment
• Prescription or over-the-counter medication if needed
• Dressings, tape and bandages
• Sterile needles
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Miscellaneous

• Guide book
• Notebook and pen/pencil
• Friendship cards
• Address book
• Book
• Postcards of your home town
• Padlock and wire
• Camera
• Sunglasses/glasses/contacts
• Torch
• Sewing kit
• Penknife or multitool
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