- Passports – Double check your expiry date and ensure you have empty pages for visa stamps
- Visas & paperwork
- Travel insurance
- Vaccinations
- Double check your baggage allowance – every airline is different
- Confirm your exact flight time and airport terminal
- Booking confirmations – saved to your device so they are digitally available offline
- Check the currency at your destination – and arrange the collection of any cash in advance
- Notify your bank of your travel plans
- Drivers licence / international driving permit
- Digital copies of important documents / scanned copy of passport
- Booking confirmations – digitally available offline
- At least your first night accommodation booked
- Check the weather at your location and pack accordingly
- Research your location for any events or festivals
- Ensure all electronics are charged
- Pack any medications that you may require
- Learn a few local phrases
- Pack flight snacks
- Download some Netflix / music / ebooks for the journey
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Thank you for your tips
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Great list! Makes me think of when we accidentally booked a 17 hour layover. Good thing we checked first and were able to find a place to sleep!
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