Your Holiday Checklist

• Required medication
• Camera, laptop, and mobile phone
• MP3/CD player , or any other electronic devices, and spare   batteries
• Spectacles and contact lenses
• Cash for arrival at destination
• Small travel guide
• Support socks/leg warmers for long flights
• Books, newspapers, magazines, etc
• Bottled water
• Sweets for take-off and landing, to help stop your ears popping
• Check current official restrictions on hand luggage

• Tickets
• Confirmation of flight reservation
• Photocopies of documents
• Email copies of documentation to yourself
• Receive up-to-date vaccinations for your destination
• Travellers’ cheques, credit cards and necessary currency
• European health insurance Card (EHIC)
• Labels on your luggage clearly stating your home and outbound   address
• Valid passport/Visa
• Valid driving licence (international, if required)
• Any travel insurance

• Remember to lock all windows and doors
• If your house is alarmed then make sure you leave the code with   someone   you trust, and inform them of your holiday details
• Remember to unplug all electrical appliances, except fridge and   freezer
• Leave spare keys and contact details someone you trust, e.g.   family relatives, neighbou
• Throw or give away any fresh food
• Ask someone to water your plants
• Ask someone to check on the house and collect post. For long   periods of  travel, have the post office hold your mail
• Leave a few lights on or set timers to make your house look   occupied
• If your car is alarmed, leave spare keys with someone
• If you have any pets then arrange for cattery/kennels, feeders   and walkers

• Universal adaptors, travel plugs, and chargers
• Toiletries
• Phrasebook/guidebook for your destination
• A first-aid kit