Only a couple weeks out, collecting all the neccessary items for living in Prague...
So here it is, my list of things to do before I leave as well as an updated packing list. This is, of course, a first draft and I hope to get more specific about each item and how much I'll be taking with me. Unlike other travellers, I have both the opportunity to mail things to my apartment in Prague before I leave and buy things when I get to Czech Republic! I have added a list of these things that I won't be taking with me but will need/recieve when I get there. On another note, Christmas was a wild success! I recieved many of the things I needed included odd emergency items like travel duct tape from Magellans and emergency toilet paper. I got an awesome backpack from REI as well as a whopping $100 to spend toward iTunes which is incredibly helpful! Other things I have caught up on- Teach mom to work Skype, check! Transfer music to Google Music in case of crash or robbery, check! and Update my blog, CHECK! It's about get wild...
To-Do before Prague:
• Get plane ticket
• Extend insurance
• Prague Packing List
• Get Address in Arrival Update
• Apply to Doyle
• Sharetalk
• Put mom on bank accounts
• Switch banks
• Up withdrawal limit
• Sign-up frequent flyer miles
• Buy calling card
• Sew Canada patch
• Sell parking permit
Money
• Get local currency ($50-100)
• Get new ATM card and pin
• Theft insurance?
• Inform banks leaving country
• Put together a budget for time abroad
Documents to Copy- put on USB drive to save room!
• Resume and work references - Don't forget these if you are planning to work while travelling
• All medical documents (vision)
• All emergency contacts
• Friend and family contacts for calling/emailing
• Visa
• Front and back of atm cards
• ID
• Flight Itinerary
• Arrival update
• Passport photos
To Bring in Carry-on
• USB drive of all important documents
• First Aid Kit
• Guidebooks
• Inflatable travel pillow
• Earplugs
• Batteries
• Books/
• Bottled water
• Camera, film and batteries - Spare flash cards or memory for digital
• Carbohydrate snacks
• Chewing gum or mints - Especially if you are flying chewing something will help your ears
• iPod, MP3 player, Discman etc. - Including music and batteries
•
Essentials
• Backpack, suitcase, sports bag (something to pack everything in)
• Paper or Notebook
• Passport (check validity!)
• Pencils, Pens
• Tickets and itinerary (airline, train, bus, accommodation bookings etc.)
• Visa
• Travel Insurance (and why you need it!)
Finances
• ATM card (Maestro or Cirrus logos on the back are most widely accepted)
• Calculator or currency converter
• Cash in the local currency of your arrival destination
• Money belt (You can't be too safe in some places)
Clothes
• Boots
• Bra (sports and regular)
• Dress shirts
• Dresses
• Jacket
• Jeans
• Jumper, sweater or fleece
• Light jacket
• Long or thermal underwear
• Long sleeve shirts
• Pants or trousers
• Pyjamas/Sleepwear (Member's tip)
• Sandals, shower shoes, thongs or jandals
• Sarong or Lava lava
• Shoes
• Shorts
• Running clothes
• Skirts
• Sneakers
• Socks
• Suits
• T-shirts, singlets
• Underwear
Clothes Accessories
• A good hat
• Bandana
• Belt
• Cotton handkerchief or tissues
• Eye-mask
• Gloves or mittens
• Jewelry
• Knitted (woollen) hat
• Raincoat or poncho
• Safety pins
• Scarf
• Sewing kit
• Sunglasses
Toiletries
• Anti-bacterial cream
• Comb or brush
• Condoms and/or contraceptive pills
• Contact lens equipment or glasses
• Dental floss (also great for fixing things!)
• Deodorant
• Fingernail clippers
• Hair products (gel, spray etc.)
• Lip balm
• Make-up
• Mirror
• Moisturiser (face and body)
• Nail file
• Soap
• Talcum/baby powder - Useful against prickly heat, in shoes, on sticky zippers and more (Member's tip)
• Toothbrush
First Aid Kit
• Sleeping pills-Advil PM
• Emergency Toilet paper (Member's tip)
• Band aids
• Compression bandages
• Diarrhoea tablets
• Insect and/or mosquito repellent
• Iodine/hydrogen peroxide
• Motion sickness tablets
• Paracetemol, Tylenol etc.
• Replacement/rehydration salts sachets
• Fishing line - Strongest string in the world! (Member's tip
• Sewing Kit
• Tweezers
• Duct tape - Fixes everything! (Member's tip)
• Vitamin pills
• Water purifying tablets
• Yellow Fever certificate or International Certificate of Vaccination (Member's tip)
• Wet wipes/Baby wipes - Handy for cleaning hands or washing yourself in absense of a shower (Member's tip)
• Ziplock bags - The freezer ones are usually the best
•
Other Items
• Combo or key locks
• Compass
• Diary or organiser
• Electrical adapter and plug converter
• Flashlight or torch - Don't forget the batteries
• International Student Identification Card - For discounts worldwide
• Laptop - Especially for the business travellers
• Laptop Bag
• Laundry detergent
• Mini camera tripod - Big is better if you have the space!
• Phone card - Both for local and international calls
• Phrase books or dictionaries
• Pillow or pillowcase to stuff with clothes
• Plastic bags
• Power cords and chargers for all your electrical items - Save some money on batteries
• Sleep sheet
• Swiss Army knife or Leatherman tool - Don't keep in your carry on as it will be removed
• Travel alarm clock
• Universal sink plug - Squash ball can double as one (Member's tip)
• Watch
Store-Run in Prague:
• Toothpaste
• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Q-tips
• Toilet paper
• Items for house if necessary
• Food, of course
• Umbrella
• Cell phone
• Razors
• Towel
• Cotton buds
• Eating utensils
• Buy schoolbooks and binders ect.
• Laundry Detergent
To mail to myself:
• Sheets
• Backpack
• Laundry Detergent
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