Travel Preparation Checklist
Travel Preparation Checklist
So we've been encouraging you to make lists such asa travel preparation checklist and a packing list. You do it for groceries and for projects around the house. Make a list for your travel preparations too.
We thought that it would be a good idea to show you our list. We actually have a file in the computer for each list so we can print them out before each trip. These are items we think you need to think about in the last week or two before departure... a travel preparation checklist.
You could always start a list as soon as you begin planning your trip. We've discussed that in the past too... the early things you need to do like research visa requirements, talk to your travel agent for complicated itineraries, make airline reservations.
If you're going to try to use frequent flier miles, you might even want to start with that... my sister made reservations for a trip to Italy 330 days ahead, so she knew she would get the dates she wanted!
In those last couple of weeks before you leave, you're still busy with work... and the kids... and social obligations... so a list will help you stay on track to get ready for your trip. Use your list to check things off and get the right things ready to pack.
Here's our list:
Call credit card companies and banks about ATMs and debit cards - tell them where you're traveling and when.
Make sure all bills are paid. Check your available credit on cards if you think there might be a problem.
Get extra cash from the bank, tens, twenties, and hundreds. Just in case your ATM or credit card doesn't work for some reason, cash will.
Put jewelry and valuables in a safe deposit box.
Make arrangements for pets: pet sitters or kennels and notify the veterinarian. (We do this for long trips or when we had sick and old animals. We left permission slips for our neighbors and family to take the dogs or cats in for treatment.)
Mow lawns and water lawns and garden. You don't want the house to look unoccupied.
Get neighbors to pick up mail and newspaper (or stop the mail and the paper).
Leave keys, itinerary and photocopies of passports with trusted relatives or neighbors.
E-mail yourself important phone numbers and information - to an online account that you can access when you travel.
Make last minute reservations... rental cars (we do this because that's how we travel.)
Pack medications and extra glasses or contacts. Take copies of prescriptions if you have them.
Lay out the clothes from your packing list (and pack a day or two ahead so you'll have time to get the last minute laundry done)
Get passports, visas, and all travel documents together in your travel bag.
....Double check that you have all passports, visas and travel documents in your bag!
Check electronics.... pack adaptors and converters. Remember binoculars, camera (and batteries, memory cards or film)
Set timers for lights in the house.
Turn down the thermostat and the hot water heater.
Turn off water to the washing machine.
Power down your computer and unplug small appliances.
Make arrangements to get to the airport on time.
As much as we travel, we worry about forgetting things too. Our list keeps us on track. Use our list to make up a travel preparation checklist of your own. If you're organized, getting ready to travel is less stressful. Wonderful Location For Cheap Holidays In Turkey Altinkum Traveling Guidelines Dealing With Packages Along With Amazing Suites On Great Cabo San Lucas Hotels Cheap Holidays In Costa Blanca The Beach Waterpark Slide, Plunge, Splash And Float In A Tropical Paradise What You Will Not Want To Do With Your Holiday Custom Greeting Cards Holidays In Spanish Villas Golden Triangle With Khajuraho Tour Why Get a Cruise Trip Take A Tour To Delhi, The Gate Way To India! Cozumel Accomodation And Enjoy One One Best Journey This Summer Travel With Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines For An Excellent Cruising Voyage Travel Ideas Concerning Packages Combined With Amazing Suites While Booking Atlantic City Hotels Honeymoon Kerala – A Major Destinations and Attractions in India