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a good book help you pass the time while you're waiting
for your connection, you can read up on your destination.
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 You can kill two birds with one stone (well, not literally)
by joining the Sierra Club. Not only will you be helping
one of the country's largest advocacy groups, they'll keep
you up to date on environmental issues and debates, and
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- Carry a list of your
credit cards, traveler's checks, phone cards, etc., with
contact phone numbers in the event that they are lost
or stolen. It is also a good idea to leave this list with
someone at home.
- Passport (and a photocopy
of the first page)
- Additionalidentification
(driver's license, copy of birth certificate)
- Money belt or pouch (preferably one which fits inside your shirt or pants)
- Daypack (to be used on hikes. Backpack
needs to be big enough to hold your lunch, camera,
waterbottle, rainjacket and extra sweater)
- Personal medications/toiletries
(an extra inhaler or bee sting kit is advisable
if you need them. When traveling internationally
keep meds in original labeled bottles)
- Insect
repellent
- Moist towelettes-you
can buy a box of individually wrapped towelettes
at drugstores. Stick a few in your purse, your moneybelt,
suitcase, backpack, in the pocket of every pair
of pants or skirts you bring. After you've slurped
up that mango you'll be so glad you did!
- Zip lock bags-good
for packing the underwear you washed the night before
and didn't quite dry, or the seashells you tried
to stop picking up on the beach (but there was always
one more!). I put my traveler's checks and passport
in a small ziplock before putting them into the
moneybelt which I wear under my clothes. It saves
them from getting damp and sweaty.
- A map of your State
or the US-these are fun to show locals where
you come from and to leave behind as a gift. If
you're a member of AAA you can get them for free.
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- Lightweight rain jacket
- Shorts
- Lightweight pants
or skirts (include something casually dressy)
- Wool
hat
- Comfortable walking/hiking
boots
- Bathing suit
- T shirts & long sleeved shirts (include something casually
dressy)
- Wool sweater or polypro jacket
- Socks
- Sandals
- Sunhat
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
- Panty liners-
slap a panty liner onto your undies and you'll be
liberated to pee anywhere.
- Camera and film
- Binoculars
- Earplugs (if
you snore, be a doll and bring a pair for your roommate)
- Pocket calculator (for figuring out those exchange
rates)
- Journal/sketch
book
- Flashlight
- Guidebooks/dictionary
- Travel Insurance
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