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Backpacking Checklist

Use this backpacking checklist to prepare for your backpacking holiday around Europe
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Introduction to Backpacking Checklist:
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Preparation:
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Make sure your passport is valid
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Obtain the necessary travel visas
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Plan your destinations
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Check hostel availability over different dates
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Find and purchase your flights
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Purchase tickets for any internal rail or bus travel
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Visit your doctor for a health check
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See your dentist
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Share an itinerary of your trip with friends or family
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Purchase a sim card which will work across Europe
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Buy appropriate luggage
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Exchange currencies
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Packing:
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Decide on a system for your packing
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Pack clothes for different weather
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Take appropriate footwear
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Include weather specific accessories
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Pack toiletries
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Add sunscreen and mosquito spray
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Find a travel first aid kit
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Choose a good book or two
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Carry an extra day bag
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Find good guidebooks and phrasebooks
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Take a cheap mp3 player
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Make photocopies of your passport
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Safely store your euros and debit/credit card
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Bring any medication
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Do not forget your passport and tickets
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Checking:
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Check you have your passport
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Check you have your tickets
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Check you have your money
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Make sure you have another form of ID
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Tick your packed items off your list
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Provide your friends and family with your itinerary
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Say goodbye to your pets
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Sources:
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