Things to Bring
General- Tickets
- Passport
- Money/Currency (Travellers Cheques, Credit cards, Australian cash, Bank/debit card)
- Money belt/neck pouch
- Travel insurance - leave one copy of your policy at home and take one copy with you
- International Driver's Licence
- Address book and phone numbers - for relatives/friends back home and new friends you meet here
- Spare Plastic Bags
- Electrical Adapter
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Day pack- Waterbottle (this can be filled from the tap as Australian tap water is safe to drink)
- Warm Sweatshirt
- Snacks (packaged not fresh)
- Camera, film, extra batteries, spare memory stick
- iPod
- Sunscreen
- Lip Balm
- Torch
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Medical- Contact lens/eyeglasses prescriptions - if you have a spare pair of eyeglasses, bring them with you
- Prescriptions for any medications you may need - always carry medicines in correctly labelled containers
- Cold/flu medications
- Doctor's certificates/vaccination certificates
- First aid kit - this does not need to be too large
- Bandages - Band-aids, compression bandages, etc.
- Travel sickness tablets
- Aspirin
- Antihistamine
- Calamine lotion
- Antiseptic
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Safety pins
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Toiletries- Toothpaste
- Shampoo / Conditioner
- Soap
- Deodorant
- Comb/hairbrush
- Razor/shaving cream
- Mosquito repellent
- Moisturiser
- Cosmetics
- Mini-sewing kit
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Clothing- Water/wind proof raincoat (preferably gortex)
- Warm jacket
- Light jersey/sweatshirt
- Jeans
- T-shirts
- Shorts
- Smart casual items (dress pants, shirts, shoes)
- Casual evening wear (dress, skirts, slacks, shirt, jacket, dress shoe)
- Nightwear
- Swimming gear
- Light durable footwear
- Good/comfortable walking shoes/hiking boots
- Sandals
- Socks
- Beanie
- Sunhat
- Sunglasses
- Watch with alarm
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