We keep a packing list ready so that preparations are efficient. Sharing here
Food
- Ready to eat packets
- Instant tea
- Nuts
- Khakra
- Salt
- Pickle
- Biscuits
- Beaten rice- for a quick meal with yoghurt bought from super markets
- Water bottle
- Tiffin bag to carry lunch
Electronics
- Chargers
- Mobile
- Laptop
- Power bank
- Universal adapter
- Phone cover- to protect from rains
Toiletries
- Brush & paste
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Moisturizer
- Hair oil
- Sunscreen
- Sanitizer
- Mouth wash
- Shower cap
Utilities
- Cap
- Mirror
- Goggles
- Earplugs
- Umbrella
- Mug- very important for Indians!
- Tumbler
- Sewing kit
- Safety pin
- Wet wipes
- Kettle
- Backpack
- Bag cover- to protect from rains
- Hiking poles
- Warmee- heat generating pouches if you are travelling in cold
Healthcare / Medicines
- Boroline
- Cotton
- Band aid
- Volini pain relief spray
- Knee cap
- Odomos/ Bug spray
- Throat lozenges
- Mask
- Location specific medicines for altitude sickness like Diamox/ motion sickness patch/ malaria
- Other essentials for nausea, diarrhea, fever prevention
Clothes
- Sweatshirt
- Towel
- Shoe/ Chappal
- Bed sheet
- Sweater/ Jackets
- Gloves
- Monkey cap
- Socks
- Kerchief
- Thermal
- Raincoat
- Undergarments
- Other clothes of course!
Other important documents/ prep
- Switching on international transactions on account/ credit card
- International roaming on phone
- Forex cash/ card
- 2 sets of documents – passport copy, visa, hotels, flights
- Passport- Most important