The Smart Traveler's Checklist

In your Wallet:

• 2 international credit cards (different issuers)
• additional ID-card (not your passport)
• frequent flyer card
• 100 USD in cash
• 100 USD equivalent in foreign currency
• travel insurance card (for fore information on travel insurance read here)

On your body:

• current passport (should be valid at least 6 months after you intend to leave the country)
• Airline Ticket (prefer physical paper ticket - otherweise printout of e-ticket with confirmation code and booking number)
• Emergency Info Paper (for details see our 6 Essential Tips for Paranoid Travelers)
• Cell phone (battery should be fully charged)

In your hand lunggage:

• A travel guide on the country you are visiting
• a small dictionary with the language spoken in the country
• A book to read
• A Sweat-Shirt (Usualy it's cold on airplanes - when you sleep your body cools down even more)
• A Walkman, CD-Player, i-pod or equivalent (charge before boarding - usually you can only recharge in business class)
• A copy of your passport
• map of the city you are going to
• Aspirin (some airlines refuse to give you - or make you sign a paper before)