Going on an overseas holiday especially a long one can be daunting. Especially when you start to think about packing, visas, passports, what needles you will need to get. So I have made a little cheat sheet to help you with your holiday preparations.
Preparations
Something's are very import to have ticked off your list before you travel overseas. You would hate to land at your dream destination and be denied entrance. Before you go you should check the follow things
-Do you have your passport? And is it still in date? If it expires while you are on your trip it's going to be a headache trying to get back to your home country.
-Will you be driving a car while you are overseas? If so you will need o organise your overseas drivers permit before you leave.
- Do you need a visa to enter the country? If so you will need o make sure you apply and receive your visa before you leave. Some visas take months to process.
- Do you need any vaccinations before you leave? If you are going to some where exotic you may. Check with your doctor just to be sure. Also some countries need you to produce a HIV statement. Check with the counties embassy just in case.
Book and confirm
- Make sure that you confirm that your flights are booked and the times and dates you will be leaving are correct.
-If you have booked through a travel agency, make sure the have given you your itinerary and any vouchers for your tours that you will need.
-That you accommodation is booked and paid for
-That any transfer or tours that you want to do are booked and paid for
- Any cars that you will be hiring are arranged.
- That you have brought travel insurance
Organise
- Any travellers cheques or travellers credit cards that you will be taking
- That you have made a copy of your passport and credit cards and given the copy to a loved one just in case your originals get stolen.
- Change any money over to your destination or destinations currency
- Get some cash out for your destination or for any stop overs. You never know where you will need o buy something.
- When you have made an itinerary of your trip give a copy to your loved ones so they can get in contact with you if they need to.
- If your phone is on a plan and you are planning on taking that phone and SIM card over seas make sure our phone is unlocked. If it is not it will not allow you to pick up any reception.
-If you are not taking over your phone which is on a plane organise to get a travel SIM card. This can be a cheaper option. As making calls on your normal SIM card can be expensive.
-Organise any medicine that you need to take over. Some medicine is illegal in some states. Check on the countries embassy website.
- Check what time of year it is and what clothes you will need to bring. Some countries in particular do not allow women to wear skirts above there knees. It's a good idea to check if this is going to be offensive at your destination.
-If you do have pets make organise them to be looked after.
- If you are going away for a few months make sure you arrange your mail to be redirected or to be picked up by a loved one. You never know what bills may come up
- cancel or get any home deliveries held while you are away (magazines, newspaper, milk)
- Put a hold or cancel your gym membership
- Make sure the if there is a election when you are away that you let the electoral office know.
To do around the home
- Turn off all electrical items, gas items and lights
- Pay all your due bills
- Make sure your pets are going to be looked after. Even give a key to your house to a family member or a neighbour. (Obviously a trusted one)
- Make sure all your windows and doors are locked.
Other
- Read up on where your going such as weather, season, language, time differences
- Book into your flight the night before to avoid lines
- Register your trip with your countries embassy
- Make sure you have your travel agencies phone number
- Take with you addresses and phone numbers of loved ones. So you can send 'aren't you jealous post cards'
- Arrange a first aid kit to take over with you ( ban aids, panadol, sickness tablets, sleeping pills, flu tablets) finding brands or even medication similar to what you have at home can be sometimes hard.
Hope this helps :)
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