Things You'll Need:
- Bookstore/music Gift Certificates
- Luggage Sets
- Money Belts
- Address Books
- Local Guidebooks
- Dental Exam
- Passport Services
- Pretrip Medical Exams
- Travel Health Insurance
- Travelers' Checks
- Visa Services
- File Folders
- Cameras
- Cameras
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Step 1
Research travel and health insurance and purchase an appropriate plan.
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Step 2
Update your address book with phone numbers, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses of friends and relatives. Start saying your good-byes.
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Step 3
Recruit someone to take care of bills, banking and mail while you are away and begin to organize files for this person.
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Step 4
Apply for visas for relevant countries.
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Step 5
Cancel unnecessary accounts, credit cards or services.
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Step 6
Decide how you will access money while traveling and make appropriate arrangements.
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Step 7
Get an e-mail account and educate yourself on how to use e-mail from different servers, if you are not comfortable with this.
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Step 1
Find out what immunizations you will need and set up a schedule. The first in the series of Hepatitis B vaccinations is best administered six months in advance.
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Step 2
Brainstorm various options for taking care of things like your housing, plants, car and pets while you are away.
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Step 3
Apply for any additional credit cards you may need for your trip before quitting your job.
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Step 4
Apply for a passport with extra pages for visas.
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Step 5
Get a medical and dental checkup, and complete all necessary dental work.
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Step 6
Research the places you are considering visiting and begin to create an itinerary.
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Step 7
Look for discounts on plane and train tickets.
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Step 8
Begin any physical conditioning you may need for your trip.
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Step 9
Decide what camera to bring. Take some pictures and develop the film just to be sure.
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Step 10
Make a packing list and begin purchasing luggage, clothing and other essentials. Also start purchasing small gifts to give to people in your travels.
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Step 1
Pack your luggage and test the weight. Make necessary adjustments.
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Step 2
Double-check your packing list and make last-minute purchases.
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Step 3
Buy traveler's checks.
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Step 4
Give any necessary files and information to the person taking care of bills while you are away.
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Step 5
Provide copies of your projected itinerary, flight and contact information to family and friends. Also give someone a copy of your traveler's check numbers and a copy of your passport.
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Step 6
Arrange transportation to the airport.








Comments
arlic said
on 6/7/2009 after reading just the first pointers i started to feel an incredible desire to travel :D
intellect99 said
on 5/3/2009 How to Prepare for an Extended Trip Abroad has great advice! Thank you 5*
justo said
on 3/8/2009 very good.
dtech86 said
on 2/25/2009 Good tips and advice. I am going abroad this fall and will definately reference this for help.
dmobile said
on 2/25/2009 Good article!