Let's start packing for the trip and find out what to take on the trip first. We will compile a list of things a tourist needs on any trip, add tips from personal practice, and separately talk about collecting on vacation with children.
Where to start packing for your trip?
Optimal is to make a list of things for the trip. Of course, it will change depending on the duration of the trip, gender and age, as well as the climate of the place where you are going. After the trip, it is advisable to correct the list so that next time you do not take too much, or vice versa - take care of yourself to a greater extent.
Travel fees mean not only what to take with you on the trip, but also where to put it all. In some cases, a small backpack is enough, in others you need a roomy suitcase on wheels. For excursions on site, it is convenient to bring a mini - backpack or light bag. By compiling the list, you will represent the amount of things to travel.
Important! Baggage size may be limited on some airlines, and overweight will incur a hefty fine.
Travel fees by car
Traveling on your own by car is fundamentally different from other travels. Here you can not save on space and weight, take your favorite mug, an extra blanket or a pair of shoes with you. It is important to take into account the difference in road rules, clarify the requirements for license and other documents for the car in the countries that you plan to visit. It is advisable to have a GPS navigator or its equivalent on a smartphone. There are special chargers for the car with several USB outputs.
What things to take for the child?
The things for children on vacation are not very different from the things of adults. The exception is small children and babies. Airlines have exceptions for them. So you can take on a flight folding stroller and baby nutrition as liquids and dry mixes in its own packaging. A number of diapers, a change of clothes, shoes on the go and an extra headgear will come in handy. The hotel may need a waterproof diaper. A thermos with food will save you if you are not sure that you will find in time where to feed your child.
Grab hygiene products familiar to the child. The baby may need sling or a special backpack - carrying. It is ideal to grab a small blanket or blanket for sleeping to which the child is accustomed, perhaps an anatomical pillow. Sometimes this little thing can cause problems. What else to take with you on a vacation with children? Toys - it can be coloring pages, a favorite bear, a car or a doll.
What documents are needed?
- Passport. For tours in Russia, an internal passport with all photos by age is sufficient, and for trips abroad - a passport with the necessary visas (if necessary) and not expired.
- Printed tickets by plane, train tickets, bus. Some low-cost airlines require a printed check-in. For example, Ryanair issues a free boarding pass 24 hours before departure. Think about where it can be printed if you are on the road.
- Bank cards and cash... Before leaving, check the nuances of withdrawing money from your card abroad. We recommend that you always have a sufficient amount with you, which will allow you to live at least 3-4 days and pay for a return ticket.
Important! A number of local airlines require the provision of a bank card and the presence of the owner of the card with which the tickets were paid. This requirement is only required if tickets were purchased directly on the airline's website.
- Rights... If you are planning to drive or rent a car. In some countries you can drive with a Russian driver's license, in others with an international one. List of countries.
- Hotel reservations... You can print, you can show the reservation from your smartphone. It is convenient to use the site for this.
- Copies of documents... Some can be saved in your mail. It is better to print copies of your passport.
- Save to your smartphone or notepad travel route (you can get directions using Maps.me), the required addresses and phone numbers of the hosts, the schedule of banks in the country of arrival.
What other documents should I take on a trip abroad and across Russia?
- Children's passport, birth certificate, consent for the second parent to travel abroad (if you are traveling without him). These are necessary documents if you are traveling with children.
- Several Photo for documents. May be needed when obtaining visas at the airport or additional permits to enter the territory with a special status. If any are planned.
- Insurances, vouchersif you go on a tour. When traveling on your own, we recommend that you insure life in trusted places, for example, on Tripinsurance, service works only with time-tested companies.
Clothes and shoes for travel
Very individual and depends on climatic conditions and length of stay. Minimum set based on the experience of visiting different countries:
- Trousers or shorts and a pair of T-shirts (shirts) for them. A pair of dresses or skirts, if worn.
- Underwear, socks, tights - several sets.
- Hat, pajamas, thermal underwear (if worn).
- Outdoor clothing: jacket, windbreaker or sweater for the weather.
- Outdoor and indoor footwear. It is convenient to take beach shoes as a home.
- Swimsuit or swimming trunks for visiting the beach or pool, a mask can be bought on site.
How best to collect and pack your things?
If you are flying by plane, you pack your carry-on baggage and baggage separately, taking into account the requirements for weight and size. We put only the most essential and fragile items in our hand luggage: a smartphone, a charger, documents, a minimum of medicines and permitted food. In the luggage bag (suitcase) it is convenient to put things in small packages. It is better to put small things and medicines in a transparent cosmetic bag.
Cables and chargers in a hard plastic box or next to shoes, to avoid damage, do not bend too much when stacking. Creams and liquids allowed for transportation and with a volume of not more than 100 ml. each bottle can only be carried in luggage in a transparent bag with a zipper. These bags can be purchased at cosmetics stores.
For clothes, there are packaging techniques that allow you not to wrinkle things. The life hack for collecting things for the trip is laid out further in the video plot. The suitcase itself can be signed or packed in a fabric cover - this will allow you to quickly find it upon arrival.
Video life hacks
What to take with you on a trip from hygiene and cosmetics?
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, comb and hair bands. If the trip is short, you can take an incomplete tube of paste.
- Shampoo and soap. Only if you go to nature. They are in hotels, trains, planes.
- Manicure accessories.
Important! If you fly low-cost or try to carry them in your carry-on baggage, then at least the scissors will be confiscated.
- Deodorant, perfume, razor, shaving products - if you use.
- Cosmetics: hygienic lipstick, mirror. A number of cosmetic companies have mini travel versions. The rest is individual, but in reasonable quantities.
- Tanning products, if there is a possibility of sunburn. The fees for the trip to the sea will be added to the luggage with special swimming slippers and sunglasses. Slippers will protect you from certain types of fish, sea urchins and sharp stones. They will also come in handy in the soul of the hotel.
- Insect repellent and insect repellent if needed.
- Wet and dry wipes, cotton pads.
- Condoms, according to your mood. You can use them as a life hack.
Appliances and gadgets
- Smartphone and chargingWe pack in hand luggage. Beforehand, it is worth downloading maps with GPS navigation along the route. They will not only guide you, but also indicate a lot of useful information.We have already selected the best smartphone apps.
- Laptop and charger... Some airlines ask to transfer them to special cases until the end of the flight. In general, the laptop can be well packed and checked in luggage. We take especially valuable specimens with us to the salon.
- Camera... Chargers, additional memory, replaceable filters, camera bag are best carried in carry-on baggage. For shooting at sea, a waterproof case is useful. If photography is a serious business for you, then we additionally take a tripod or a selfie stick. They can only be carried in the hold of the aircraft. Or by other means of transport. The exception is a light tripod with flexible legs.
- Perhaps, at the resting place, the size of the outlets will require adapter for devices... Better to take a universal one. If there are a lot of gadgets and there is room in your luggage, it is worth grabbing a tee or a small extension cord.
- External battery or solar battery... We take only in the case when long transitions between settlements are planned.
- Not all hotels have electric kettles and coffee makers. In this case, a small boiler.
- Miniature multitool Wallet Ninja no more than a credit card, can serve as a can opener, contains knives, screwdrivers, keys, a ruler and even a nail puller.
What not to take on the road?
- Hair dryer and hair straightener. You can always find at the hotel or with friends.
- A large number of pads (for girls), toilet paper. An exception if you go for a long time to places where there are no settlements, which is unlikely.
- A large number of drugs. It is impossible to foresee everything, especially since in some countries your medicines may be on the list of prohibited. Trust the space.
- A set for snorkeling (mask and snorkel) can be bought at the resort from $ 1-2, more expensive equipment can be rented at diving centers.
- Umbrella. The thing is heavy. If you are traveling to tropical countries during the dry season, definitely do not take an umbrella. A light raincoat will save you from short-term rains.
Putting together a tourist first aid kit
For each tourist, the approach is individual, nevertheless, we have selected all the effective medicines that will greatly help in any situation:
Life hack for a profitable vacation
These tips will help you plan your independent travel cheaper:
- We advise you to look for the best prices for hotels using the application from RoomGuru, so you can find any living space even upon arrival at the beach resort, very convenient on a business trip or an unplanned vacation.
- The Sravni service will help you profitably insure your health and life while traveling, the search engine shows results from all major insurance companies, you just have to choose the most profitable option, but it is better not to save on health.
- Flights? We advise you to use Aviasales empirically, he is looking even among low-cost airlines.
