{"id":4492,"date":"2016-05-25T12:49:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T16:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2019-07-15T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T18:58:19","slug":"travel-essentials-packing-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/travel-essentials-packing-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Essentials: Packing Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After a long semester of sleepless nights and stress eating, a summer\u00a0vacation (or even a mini getaway) sounds like honey-dripped waffles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">But before you book those tickets and head on out that door, make sure you have\u00a0<em>everything<\/em>\u00a0you need. The last thing you want to\u00a0spend your money on is that thing you already own, that thing that&#8217;s sitting\u00a0on your bed at home while you&#8217;re sitting above the clouds!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Going on a vacation?\u26f5\ufe0f\u00a0Make sure to pack these\u00a0travel essentials so you don&#8217;t spend extra money!\ud83d\udccb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Here are some things that you <\/b><em><b>definitely<\/b><\/em><b> want to bring:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>\u2714\ufe0f\u00a0<\/b><b>In your main travel bag (luggage\/duffel)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clothes (both short-sleeve and long-sleeve)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money belt or security pouch<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raincoat\/umbrella<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comfortable shoes (hotel slippers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hats &amp; sunglasses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunscreen &amp; lotion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chargers for your phone + camera<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mini first aid kit (including nail clippers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toothbrush\/paste<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Floss + Retainers (if needed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Face wash\/skincare<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q-tips and cotton pads<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haircare items- shampoo, conditioner, gel, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antiperspirant\/deodorant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comb\/brush<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insect repellant<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prescription Drugs<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ziplock bags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><b>\u2714\ufe0f\u00a0<\/b>In your carry-on\/everyday bag (purse)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passport (if necessary) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Printouts of reservations &amp; addresses<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cash + credit\/debit card<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camera + Cellphone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travel neck pillow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notebook &amp; pen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glasses\/contact lenses + solution (if needed)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hand sanitizer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lip balm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tissue\/napkins\/wipes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headphones<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ear plugs &amp; sleeping\/eye mask (if needed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compact Mirror<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makeup Essentials<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy, nutritious snacks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Also, make sure you know which items are <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tsa.gov\/traveler-information\/prohibited-items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prohibited<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so that you don\u2019t end up throwing them away at the airport! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(For example, liquids, gels, and aerosols are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowed in your carry on bags <\/span><b>unless<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they are: less than 3.4oz, stored in a 1 quart\/liter zip-top bag &lt;1 zip-top bag per person&gt;, and placed in the screening bin).*<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What other items would you add to this list of Travel Essentials?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a long semester of sleepless nights and stress eating, a summer\u00a0vacation (or even a mini getaway) sounds like honey-dripped waffles. But before you book those tickets and head on out that door, make sure you have\u00a0everything\u00a0you need. The last thing you want to\u00a0spend your money on is that thing you already own, that thing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-discount","category-student-life"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1.png",830,534,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1-224x144.png",224,144,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1-300x193.png",300,193,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1.png",830,534,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1.png",830,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1.png",830,534,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1.png",830,534,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Yoora Park","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/author\/yoora\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"After a long semester of sleepless nights and stress eating, a summer\u00a0vacation (or even a mini getaway) sounds like honey-dripped waffles. But before you book those tickets and head on out that door, make sure you have\u00a0everything\u00a0you need. The last thing you want to\u00a0spend your money on is that thing you already own, that thing&hellip;","featured_media_src_url":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Travel-Essentials-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}