I love travelling, I have almost travelled India except Eastern regions like Meghalaya and yes Bihar!
I enjoy travelling by train….u meet so many people, so many new experiences!
I have inherited this love from my dad – mom. My dad plans almost everything, booking, packing …. Once he decides to go out!
When I am with my parents…dad look after everything, but when I am alone.then?
Like a good girl, I made a check-list which I follow religiously.So my parents are not worried when I go out!
Few of these things will sound as if … yeh kyun?, but believe me it’s helpful!
Torch:
Small & Handy. Very useful for journey. Check with batteries also.
Air Pillow, Soap & Small Napkin, Brush & Paste, slippers:
If you have something like soft bag / purse you can well drop idea of Air Pillow.
Carry small soaps / face wash so that you can keep yourself fresh.
And Brush-Paste to chahiye…(nahi to Dooriyan, Nazdikiyaan kaise banengi!)
Communication:
- Phone-Address Book / Digital Diary
It will be always helpful, if you suddenly have to contact anybody. And when you wish to send post-cards to friends, it’ll always help
- Small notebook / few papers & pen
If you have a digital diary, you’ll not like this. But this is handy to write down anything.
If you are carrying mobile, donot forget to enable Roaming.
Medicine Kit:
Carry small kit with Crocine, Saridon, something for Stomach Upset, Pudin Hara / Eno sachet, Band-aid etc.
Small Stiching kit:
You get this in general shops. Very useful in crisis. Contains Threads, Needles, Buttons, Scissor etc
I hope even guys also know how to stich or put a button!
Water & Something to munch:
Please carry water from home for travelling purpose. In hotels, you can get good ones.
Carry something to eat as you may not get good quality food in journey.
Reservations:
Check out that you are carrying tickets( if you have done return journey reservations, get that also)
If you are travelling by air, carry your passport and Visa(if reqd).
Don’t forget to carry Hotel Reservation receipts that you might have received from Reservation counters.
If you are travelling by Car / Bike, take all papers & driving license & P.U.C.
Wallet:
Carry enough cash and keep good amount of it with you for any crisis.
If you can use credit card everywhere, no problems at all! But Take care.
If you are travelling by Car/Bike, carry this. So you need not carry much cash.
Something to kill Time :
Everybody has different choices. Carry Book – Magazine( if you need specs carry it), Walkman – Cassattes( Check batteries) or Cards.
Luggage & Keys:
While Packing take care that you are carrying adequate luggage which you can carry by yourself.
Check you are carrying almost everything in Clothes Section.
If you are going for official visit, donot forget to carry extra set of clothes.
* And now … this is what my MOM says when I am leaving.
“Don’ talk to strangers( LOL), Don’t eat anything what they offer!(hmmm.)”
I hope this will help you,
Enjoy and Happy Journey.
Rekha