Basic checklist for any/all travel:
- Passport for international/domestic travel
- VISA and permit for international travel
- Driving License for identity verification
- Other Personal ID/Identification
- Medical Insurance documents (signup for international travel insurance separately)
- Your own House & Car keys
- Suitcases & Bags to take with you
- Baggage locks
- Baggage labels (with your name, address & phone number)
- Empty Plastic bags (you will need them)
- Paper napkins/tissues
- Hotel/Airbnb booking (printed)
- Air Travel Tickets (printed)
- Destination directions/Maps (printed)
- Embassy contact info in destination country (printed)
- Car rental / personal car documents
- Priority Pass / Lounge access booking
- Destination Travel phone apps (pre-downloaded)
- Job/Work related travel documents
- Work/Job laptop &/or phone
- Home country cash
- Destination country currency
- Credit/debit cards with no foreign transaction fees
- Business cards / Workplace ID
- Sim/cell-plan for country you are going to
- Phone (with Offline TV/music pre-downloaded)
- Phone charger (preferably fast charger)
- Power bank for phone (preferably solar)
- Watch/Smartwatch
- Smartwatch charger (if travelling for 1 day)
- Wireless Speaker / Headphones / earphones
- USB flash drive &/or SD card
- Laptop / iPad for entertainment (with Offline TV/music pre-downloaded)
- Laptop / iPad charger
- Multiplug for different types of charging ports
- Gifts for/from home/destination country
- Portable Coffee/Tea cup/container if you drink tea/coffee during travel as well
- Spoon, fork, butter knife & bottle opener
- Other cooking tools/utensils if you want to cook wherever you stay
- Healthy high fiber Portable Snacks
- Favorite spicy/sweet sauce travel packs
- Salt & Sweet travel packs
- Packing tape
- Favorite blanket/bedsheet/pillow
- Travel Bag pack with lots of pockets
- Plastic disposable Water bottle
- Loose/Comfy clothes for hotel wear
- Formal/fashionable work/party clothes
- Formal Black Belt & Tie for formal events
- Jewelry - Mens & Womens - Rings, chains, etc.
- Special winter/summer/rain clothes based on destination weather
- Sunglasses for driving/fashion/travel
- Extra pair of prescription glasses/lenses
- Comfortable slippers for summers or hotel stay
- Boots for cold weather or rough terrains
- Generic Sports/Travel shoes
- Swimming/summer trunks/shorts
- Cold/summer weather socks (stockings for women)
- Gloves, Scarves, etc
- Umbrella/Raincoats if Destination has rain
- Perfume/deodorant (<100ml travel size)
- Hairwax, Oil and Comb
- Sunscreen &/or Moisturizer
- Condoms / Birth control pills
- General health Supplements
- Generic Medicines for cold / fever / headache / stomach ache, painkiller, etc.
- Basic first aid kit (Band-Aids, antibiotic cream, bandage, etc)
- Medicines with their Doctor approved Prescriptions for international travel
- Vaccine Card showing proof of covid vaccinations
- 48-72 hr prior Negative Covid test report
- Facemask (not a Bandana)
- Handkerchief or Mini Towel
- 1 lightweight but large drying towel
- Mini toothpaste/shampoo/soap
- Eye mask
- Earplugs
- Hair trimmer / shaving kit
- Forceps / Small scissors for personal care
- Nail cutter for personal care
- Toothpaste & Toothbrush
- Dental floss / Mouthwash
- Paper/Portable Soap or Hand sanitizer
- Q-tips to clean ears
- Band-Aids (preferably waterproof)
- Swiss knife / Multi-tool
- Playing Cards or dice game
- Pen/Marker to write stuff
- Empty piece of paper or A small pocketbook
- Books to read (Novels, etc)
- High definition Camera
- Cigarettes/Vape, etc (check travel rules)
- All kids stuff if you have kids
- All Pets stuff if you have pets
- All elderly people stuff if you are traveling with old folks
Feel free to bookmark this Checklist for your next travel :)