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| Pack personal care items, toiletries & prescriptions along with a change of clothes in carry-on luggage. Carry a few extra days worth of medication in case of any unforeseen delays. Personally, although it takes up space, I take each medication in it's original container. If there are ever any questions you will have the name of your physician, type of medication & dosage.
Here are loads of other carry-on ideas. |
Jewelry & watch
Money, Traveler's Cheques, ATM Card
Credit Cards & a few personal checks
Passport, Drivers License & Documents
Keys for luggage, car & house | Prescriptions/Tylenol/Motrin
Ear plugs
Kleenex
Moisturizing eye drops
Individually wrapped hand wipes |
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For Her
Skirt, sundresses, skort or slacks & light sweater for chilly air conditioning |
For Him
Slacks, Dockers or Khakis/Chinos with a golf/polo shirt or twill shorts depending on the restaurant |
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Touring & Shopping
Shorts & a T-shirt or polo | Beach
Swimsuit & cover-up or top
*I take at least 3 suits, with the humidity they do take time to dry. |
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| Sandals, flip flops or beach shoes, walking shoes (low heels) or sneakers, dressy shoes-- Any kind of footwear is acceptable. *I invariably end up with 3 pairs of shoes: sneakers on the airplane, beach sandals & dressier sandals for night time. |
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- Facial cleanser, astringent & moisturizer
- Eye makeup & remover
- Eye shadow, eye liner, mascara & concealer
- Blush & powder
- Lipstick, lip conditioner & lip liner
- Tweezers
- Cotton balls/q-tips- *If you cannot live without them, otherwise use tissues
- Shaver, razor, blades & cream
- Bar soap & container- *Need to bring your own due to allergies?
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash & dental floss
- H. It will save you the heartbreak of having spent all that time on your hair only to have it fly wild in the wind
- Shampoo, conditioner, mouse/gel, brush
- Blow dryer & curling iron
- Moisturizer/After sun lotion
- Perfume
- Deodorant/talcum powder
- Sunscreen- *Twice the amount you think you will need in different SPF's, reapply frequently, remember
to also apply to hands, ears, tops of ears & feet
- Lip protection with SPF
- Contact lenses- *I always carry a spare pair or two for emergency tears &/or loss
- Contact lens cleaner & solution
- Prescription eyeglasses & eyeglass repair kit
- Sewing Kit- small scissor, thread, needles & safety pins
- Woolite- buy the powder individual travel packs
- Nail clippers & cuticle scissors, Nail polish, file & remover- *If you travel often, purchase single use pads in foil pouches
- Sunglasses- *I always travel with more than one pair in case I lose one pair
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- Band-aids
- Antiseptic/anti-bacterial wipes
- Antibiotic cream
- Cortisone cream
- Cold/flu remedies
- Anti-diarrheal
- Antihistamines- works well for itchy skin, sun poisoning from too much sun & allergy symptoms
- Aspirin/Tylenol
- Heartburn remedy
- Vitamins
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- Denim Jeans- if you plan on horseback riding
- Exercise/Work Out Clothing
- Belt- check to make sure it fits through the loops of the pants & shorts
- Panties, bras & slips OR boxers & briefs
- Pajamas/robe
- Socks
- Pantyhose/knee-high stockings- vacation, in the tropics, why not just skip it?
- Hat- with adjustable band so it will not fly off with the wind
- Plastic bag, with a zipper, for carrying wet clothes
- Folding tote bag, beach bag, backpack or fanny pack
- Purses for day & evening- *I only take one tiny purse, & use my beach bag as a pocketbook on travel days.
Inside the beach bag, I use a cosmetics bag to store Carry-On Bag &/or On Your Person items listed above
- Sanitary, contraceptive or prophylactic items
- Travel alarm clock- *feel free to leave it at home, most of the hotels have wake up service or clock radios in the room
- Nightlight
- Books & Magazines
- MP3 Player
- Journal & pen
- Address Book- *For postcards, you'll probably arrive home before the cards do, print address labels on your computer before you leave
- Clothes steamer & lint brush
- Camera, Underwater Camera & Camcorder
- Film, binoculars & extra batteries- *An expensive lesson I learned floating on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean…change all of your batteries before your trip, don't forget watches, dive equipment, MP3 player, Game Boy…& while you are at it, don't forget to have your dive regulator in for maintenance & replace the batteries in your home smoke alarms
- Sports gear such as snorkel & mask
- Insect repellent- *we packed repellent on one trip, we knew Aruba had been
unusually rainy, used it once in 10 days
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| As my friend Suzi says, "Now take out everything from your suitcase that you will never use." |
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Airline Tickets & hotel confirmation
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Rental car confirmation with coupons if you have them or airport transfer vouchers
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Passport with a copy in a separate spot incase they get lost or stolen
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- Take care of the newspaper & mail deliveries
- Set the thermostat
- Timers on light set
- Water the plants
- Take out the garbage
- Winter- Turn off the water to prevent frozen pipes
- Summer- timers on lawn sprinklers
- Feed the fish
- Who is taking care of the dog & cat, taking in the mail & the newspapers?
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- Traveling Internationally with Your Kids
- Favorite blanket & stuffed animal
- Bottles & formula
- Sippie cups
- Pacifiers
- Bibs
- Diapers- all supermarkets in Aruba do sell them
- Baby wipes
- Waterproof pads
- Car seat
- Stroller
- Baby aspirin or Tylenol
- Child thermometer
- Baby sunscreen & lots of it
- Antibiotics for eye or ear infections
- Baby shampoo
- Lotion
- Juice boxes
- Game Boy, Etch-a-Sketch™, small set of Legos™ or Duplo™ blocks & other travel games
- Books
- Disposable camera
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| Backpack stuffed with age appropriate goodies. Crayons & coloring book, new books, snacks & one or two new toys or surprises. |
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| My Nana, the world traveler, reviewed & approved this list of travel items. But she said to tell you that it is only for warm weather climates :-) If you can think of something that needs to be added to the list, just contact us. |
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