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Essential items


Tickets, passport, money

YHA membership card

YHA sleeping sheet (like a sleeping bag, but made of cotton or silk)

Photocopy of passport, airline ticket, travel insurance policy, travellers cheques, birth certificate/marriage certificate

Money belt/money pouch

Camera

Swiss army knife (pack in your luggage to check in - not hand luggage)

Sunglasses

Small flashlight

Sewing kit

Washing powder

Pegless clothesline

Space bags for dirty clothes

Travel alarm/clock

Travel diary and address book

Adaptor plugs

First aid kit

Prescriptions

Sunscreen

Toiletries

Daypack

Umbrella

Lonely Planet guide

Water bottle

Padlocks

Compression bag

Ziplock plastic bags

Sense of adventure

If you are travelling to destinations with extremes of temperature, then adjust this sample packing list accordingly.

Clothes


1 pair of walking boots

1 pair of waterproof sandals/thongs

1 towel

3-5 pairs of socks

3-5 sets of underwear

1 pair thermal leggings and a thermal skivvy

1 polar fleece jacket

1 rainproof/windproof jacket

1 pair of zip and go pants (then you don't need shorts)

1 belt

2 t-shirts or short sleeve shirts

1 long long sleeve shirt

1 swimsuit

1 sun hat/cap

1 sarong
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Try to travel lightly - there's nothing worse than carrying around too much luggage that you never seem to use and end up sending home.

A limited wardrobe can work well especially if you take multi-functional clothing which means you have a greater combination of clothes and less individual items.

Select drip-dry fabrics (which are easy to wash and dry quickly) in colours that you can mix and match.

 
What can't I take with me to...

New Zealand
UK
Indonesia
USA
Thailand
Canada
Japan
Vietnam
Fiji
Malaysia
Hong Kong
China
Singapore
Italy
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