International Travel Checklist

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Sally Watkins with Century Travel, and we are going to talk about getting together a checklist for international travel. Some things that maybe you would not think of otherwise, of course your passport. But increasingly there are countries that are asking for at least six months left on your passport. They want to make sure that you are not going to say in their country. So be sure that your passport has at least six months to go. Also a very good idea to take a copy of your passport, keep it separate away from your passport, but have it with you it would sure simplify things if your passport should get stolen or something. Of course check to see if you need a visa for any of the countries you are going to. Most European countries you don't these days, but other places in the world you do. Both a converter and an adapter for electrical appliances. One to change the current, one to change the plug. A safe way to carry your money, and realize that in Europe they have more large denominations coins than we do. Like a dollar coin, a two dollar coin that we have those too, but they are much used in Europe. And you need to have some type of coin purse or something, because you are going to be handling more coins of large denominations than you think you will. And a safe way to carry that money be it a money belt of some kind, a plan for that. A day pack of some kind that you are going to want to take out when you go out from the hotel in the day to walk around in the city. Plenty of batteries if your camera happens to take batteries. Wet wipes, hand sanitizer things like that. An umbrella or some type of rain wear. Appropriate shoes, and a friend taught me long ago just to get black tennis shoes or walking shoes. You would be surprise how much better they look, and they can even take you places for evening dining. They just don't glare like white ones do. Medication and a change of clothes of course in your carry on, and make that both ways. Because you could get delayed coming home. I have certainly had that happen, and you would want a change of clothes also."