The Ultimate Packing List

Documents

• Airline tickets, confirmations
• ATM debit card
• Address list for postcards
• Cash
• Credit cards
• Driver’s License or photo ID
• Emergency phone numbers, addresses, emails
• Extra photocopy of passports and ID (front and back sides)
• Eyeglasses and contacts prescription
• Frequent flyer cards
• Foreign currency
• Health insurance phone number
• Hotel confirmations
• Itinerary
• Luggage ID tags
• Passport
• Phone calling card
• Prescriptions for medications
• Rental car confirmations
• Small currency for tips ($1 and $5 US bills)
• Student ID
• Vaccination certificate
• Visa
• Vouchers

Electronics

• Camera + charger
• Cell phone + charging cord
• Electricity converter, adapters
• GPS navigation system
• Headphones
• MP3 player + charger
• Notebook computer + charging cord
• Power bar, surge protector
• Spare memory cards, high-capacity
• Spare batteries
• Tablet (iPad, Kindle, etc) + charging cord
• Travel clock
• Tripod
• USB cable
• USB drive/memory stick
• Video camera and extra tapes + charger
• Waterproof camera + charger

Clothing – Men

• Belts
• Casual shirts
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Dress shoes
• Dress pants
• Dress shirts
• Exercise clothing
• Hat, cap
• Handkerchief
• Lightweight jacket
• Pajamas
• Sandals, flip flops
• Shorts
• Socks
• Sun hat
• Swimsuit
• T-shirts
• Ultraviolet protection factor (UVP) clothing
• Underwear
• Water shoes

Laundry Supplies

• Clothes pins
• Liquid detergent
• Travel clothes line
• Travel iron

Toiletries

• Aftershave
• Barrettes/bobby pins
• Comb
• Conditioner
• Condoms
• Contact lenses
• Contact cleaning solutions
• Contraceptive pills
• Cosmetics, Make-up
• Cotton swabs
• Curling iron, dual voltage
• Dental retainers, nightguards, splints
• Deodorant
• Feminine hygiene products
• Floss
• Hairdryer, dual voltage
• Hairbrush
• Hair mousse
• Hair spray
• Hand sanitizer, liquid or individual wipes
• Leave-in conditioner
• Lip balm, with SPF
• Mirror
• Moisturizing lotion
• Nail clippers
• Nail file
• Razor
• Shampoo
• Shave cream
• Shower cap
• Soap/body wash
• Talcum powder
• Toothbrush
• Toothbrush case
• Toothpaste
• Tweezers

Entertainment Items

• Books/magazines
• Electronic games
• Playing cards
• Travel games

Snacks

• Candy
• Chewing gum
• Crackers
• Energy bars

What to Pack In Your Carry-On Bag

• Airline tickets
• Airplane headphones (1/8″ jack)
• Book, magazine
• Cell phone charger
• Earplugs
• Expensive electronics
• Itinerary
• Jewelry
• Medicines
• One change of clothes
• Passport, visa
• Pen
• Snacks
• Travel blanket 
• Travel pillow
• Ziplock bag, quart size

Medicine and First Aid Items

• Activated charcoal
• Aloe Vera
• Antacid (Pepto Bismol; Tums)
• Antibiotics
• Antihistamine (Claritin)
• Anti-itch cream Band-Aids
• Benadryl/Claritin
• Decongestant (Sudafed)
• Diarrhea medicine (Imodium)
• Epi-Pen (for those with serious allergies)
• Electrolyte tablets
• First Aid kit
• Insect repellant
• Motion sickness pills
• Pain pills (Tylenol, aspirin, ibuprofen, or Aleve)
• Prescription medications, in their original container, with enough for the entire trip
• Sleep aid
• Sunscreen, broad-spectrum, water-resistant, high SPF
• Triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin)
• Vitamins
• Water purifying tablets

Clothing – Women

• Bras
• Belts
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Dress pants
• Dress purse
• Dress shirts
• Dress shoes
• Dresses
• Exercise clothing
• Hat, cap
• Jewelry
• Lightweight jacket
• Pantyhose
• Pajamas, nightgown
• Robe, sarong or cover-up
• Sandals, flip flop
• Scarf
• Shawl or pashmina
• Shorts
• Skirts
• Socks
• Sun hat
• Swimsuit
• Tank tops
• Travel purse
• T-shirts
• Ultraviolet protection factor (UVP) clothing
• Underwear
• Water shoes

Extras

• Beach bag
• Backpack
• Binoculars
• Carabiners
• Collapsible umbrella
• Extra duffel bag for day trips or souvenirs
• Extra Ziplock bags of various sizes
• Eyeglasses
• Eye mask
• Fabric softener sheets
• Fanny pack
• Flashlight with fresh batteries
• Float straps, for devices or keys
• Garbage bags, for wet or dirty items
• Goggles
• Guidebooks
• Hard glasses storage case
• Insulated cup or mug
• Journal
• Kleenex
• Lint roller, small
• Luggage locks, TSA-approved
• Luggage scale
• Maps
• Money belt
• Night light
• Notebook
• Packing cubes
• Phrasebook
• Portable fan
• Postage stamps
• Quick-dry towel
• Rain poncho
• Reading glasses
• Refillable water bottle
• Sewing kit
• Shoulder bag
• Sink stopper
• Small locks, combination or keyed
• Spare pair of prescription glasses
• Suction cups with hooks
• Sunglasses, with UV protection
• Suitcase keys
• Swiss army knife or Leatherman tool
• Toilet paper
• Translation dictionary
• Travel alarm clock
• Travel iron
• Watch
• Waterproof phone case
• Wet bags
• Zip ties

DO NOT TRAVEL WITH THESE

• Anything corrosive
• Anything flammable
• Boots, unless you plan on doing some serious hiking
• Electronics without a proper waterproof case
• Irreplaceable objects
• Jeans
• Large amounts of cash

• Membership cards
• Personally identifiable items you will not need on vacation
• Social security card
• Too many guidebooks
• Unnecessary credit cards
• Unnecessary gadgets
• Valuable or expensive-looking watches/jewelry