The Mother of All Packing Lists!

This baby packing list is based on a destination where you wouldn’t have access to many of the things we deem to be necessities. For example, when we went to Cuba, there really wasn’t much you could buy, and what you could buy was very expensive. Of course, you won’t need everything on this list, and do cross reference with the Carry On Packing List as there are repeat items.

MONEY & DOCUMENTS

• Cash /credit cards/debit/ATM cards (make sure these work where you’re visiting)
• Passports
• Drivers’ license
• Consent letter from non-traveling parent if traveling solo
• Photocopies of passport & drivers’ licence – packed separately, in case ID is lost or stolen
• Calling card & number for out-of-country calls
• Health & travel insurance documents
• Vaccination documents if needed
• Address/phone book
• Trip itinerary
• Airplane tickets, or confirmation number for e-ticket
• Hotel and/or car reservation numbers

TOILETRIES

• Toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss
• Shampoo, conditioner, hair products
• Brush & comb
• Shaving gear
• Contact lens paraphernalia
• Glasses
• Sunglasses
• Skin cream, makeup
• Nail clippers
• Tweezers
• Lip balm
• Ear plugs
• Insect repellent
• Afterbite, for insect bites
• Sun block

HEALTH CARE

• Band-aids
• Topical antibiotic ointment
• Disinfecting liquid like hydrogen peroxide or alcohol
• Cotton swabs
• Pain relief tablets
• Children’s pain/fever reliever
• Oral rehydration liquid or sachets
• Allergy medicine
• Feminine hygiene products
• Prescription medicines
• Vitamins

MISC. STUFF

• Smartphone & charger
• Camera and batteries & charger
• Camcorder or digital recorder & charger
• Tablet/Laptop and/or DVD player and DVDs and/or portable game device
• Pen & paper
• Assorted plastic bags
• Assorted plastic containers
• Flashlight & batteries
• Needle and thread
• Travel alarm clock
• Small amount of dish and/or laundry soap
• Waterproof sheet
• Beach toys
• Water wings
• Snorkel & fins
• Water goggles
• Water Shoes
• Underwater camera

CLOTHES

Hopefully you can bring enough that you don’t have to do laundry!!

• Two swimsuits
• Lots of t-shirts or other tops
• Long sleeved shirts
• Shorts
• Pants
• Sweater or jacket
• A couple of nice outfits if you are expected to ‘dress’ for dinner
• Rain gear
• Sleepwear
• Underwear
• Socks
• Several sunhats – they always get lost
• Sandals
• Good walking shoes
• Accessories
• Sarongs – can be used as swimsuit cover-up and baby carrier

SPECIFICALLY FOR BABY!

• Formula or powdered milk
• Baby food/Baby Cereal
• Eating utensils
• Bottles & Nipples
• Sippy Cups
• Extra Pacifiers
• ‘Special’ items like blanket, toys, etc.
• Crib bedding
• Changing Pad
• Diapers (how many depends on type accessible at your destination)
• Swim Diapers
• Wipes (lots)
• Diaper Cream
• Baby Toiletries
• Bath Toys
• Bibs
• Swimsuits
• More sunhats
• Approx 2 outfits per day if not planning on doing laundry
• Sweater
• Socks
• Shoes/Sandals
• Travel crib/cot
• Stroller
• Carrier
• Car Seat
  
  

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Foods and Fluids To Avoid While Traveling Abroad

Diarrhea caused by bacteria in food is so common among travelers that they call it "Traveler's Diarrhea." To protect yourself from Traveler's diarrhea, avoid foods most likely to carry bacteria, such as:

• Unpasteurized milk, cheese, yogurt.
• Fresh fruits and uncooked vegetables, including salad, which can contain both bacteria and parasites.
• Any cooked food that has been sitting at room temperature, even for a relatively short time.
• Food sold from carts on the street, no matter how tasty it looks!
• Tap water, fruit juices and ice. Drink only bottled water to avoid exposure to bacteria.

How to stop vomiting instantly while travelling?

How To Avoid Vomiting During Travelling?

Vomiting during travelling is known as motion sickness, this usually happens due to confused brain. Brain is confused due to misunderstanding of two signals received one from eyes and other from ears.

Let me explain while you are travelling in a bus or car and looking inside your car, your ears get signal that you are in motion, but since you are looking inside your eyes says you are in static state. So brain thinks that either of two is hallucinating, brain interprets as if this person has eaten poison, so induces vomiting.

How to stop vomiting instantly while travelling?

Close your eyes, so that only one signal will reach brain
Or look out of window of vehicle to a very far point so that you get correct signals
Start chewing a gum
Take ginger with you, start eating that, it will reduce nauseating feeling
There is no need to take vomiting tablets like perinorm etc its of no use at this time.

This condition is also seen while travelling in flight, or ship known as air and sea sickness.

Sea sickness: its facts is very interesting, since person in ship sees water and water every where, there is no static point in sea, so eyes can not perceive motion and from internal ear a constant signal of motion is perceived, leading to motion sickness, in this case you need to close your eyes as looking far away point is not going to help. Watch out the video of motion sickness below on YouTube in Hindi language.