Optional documents

This packing list  Photocopies of passport and other important documents 

"It's a good idea to leave photocopies of important documents with friends or relatives outside of the places you are travelling. They may be able to help verify the documents for you if your papers are lost/stolen."

- Mats Henricson 

International Student Identification Card ( ISIC ) 

"In many parts of the world an ISIC is, however, of dubious usefulness. "Anything with a photo and the word 'Student' on it works 8 times out of ten.""

- Mats Henricson 

Tourist organization certificate  Addresses and phone numbers to embassies 

For carrying money and documents

"If you are afraid of pickpockets, use a safety pin to fasten whatever you use for carrying money and documents to your pants, shirt or underwear."

- Mats Henricson 

Wallet  Paper folder 

Tickets

Airline tickets 

Maps

"I have a GPS with lots of built-in maps, so now I don't need to bring as many maps as I used to."

- Mats Henricson 

Small scale map  Large scale map 

Books

Novels  Guidebook 

"If you buy a massive book that is bound together with some sort of glue (most are; let's go, Berkeley, Lonely Planet) you can take a razor blade and make it into many small guide books. Just cut the section out you want, making sure that the blade goes through the cover. The glue will hold that section together (it works better if the section is thick, like for a country, rather than for a small town). I also carry a few paperclips to hold them together as they disintegrate... hey, paperclips are handy in general, for fixing cameras, picking things out of cracks, picking your teeth, what ever."

- Christina 

Equipment Things for packing

"Put an up-to-date address label on backpacks, suitcases and day packs. I once lost a suitcase full of my stuff since it had a very old Hong Kong address on it."

- Mats Henricson 

"If you're travelling with one or more companions, do some "cross packing" - they get a set of your underwear and socks, you get a set of theirs. Then if one of the bags gets lost or misdirected, you have a fall-back."

- Mats Henricson 

Small extra backpack ( Knap sack, Day pack )  Suitcase 

"Use cable ties for suit-case security; the plastic ties that have notches on one end and an eye on the other, instead of a lock. Put one throgh the loops where a padlock would go. Warning, these are used by police as handcuffs, so you can imagine that they don't break. That means no one will get into your luggage, but you need to find scissors or a small, sharp knife when you arrive at your destination in order to get the tie off."

- Randal Tietz 

Luggage belt  Luggage tags 

"5% of ALL bags get lost or delayed by airlines. Mostly because they do not have a luggage tag! Put the details of your hotel. They can find you!"

- Mats Henricson 

Miscellaneous equipment

Pens  Earplugs  Sunglasses  Keys 

Hygiene Hygiene

Toilet bag ( Bathroom bag, Necessaire )  Razor  Shaving gel ( Shaving foam )  Electric shaver 

"Remember that you may need a Wall socket adapter if you wish to recharge the batteries in the shaver."

- Mats Henricson 

Toothbrush ( Electric toothbrush with charger )  Toothpaste  Shampoo 

"A combination shampoo/liquid soap is sometimes very handy. Make sure you bring a small bottle, or it will be half full when you come home."

- Mats Henricson 

Deodorant  Sunblock lotion  Contact lenses ( Contacts )  Container for contact lenses  Lens cleaning liquid