Please
bring:
- your passport & airline tickets
money holder to wear under your clothes
money (at least $400 for spending money)
copy of photo page of your passport
tour itinerary
Ruth’s cell/mobile phone numbers
watch or other timepiece
knapsack, fanny pack, travel vest or shoulder bag
sun hat
sunglasses
spare pair, or old pair, of glasses (if you wear them)
light jacket or windbreaker
warm sweater or sweatshirt
shirts/tops, at least one long sleeved
pants and/or (longer) skirts
underwear
socks
one nicer outfit for dinner at hotels
or on cruise
boat
walking shoes or light hiking boots
sandals or lightweight shoes
bathing suit
toiletries: toothbrush, toothpaste,
shampoo,
sunscreen, lip
protection, contact lens solution, women's' products, shaving things, comb, etc.
medicines: any
medications you are taking,
plus whatever you like to use for colds, upset stomach, headache, motion
sickness and tired muscles
ointment for dry nostrils, like Vaseline
vitamins, supplements
snacks and treats
extra digital memory so that Ruth
can download her trip photos to you. Digital
memory possibilities:
4 GB SD memory card
4 GB Pro Duo memory card
4 GB or higher Flash drive
small portable hard
drive
laptop - Ruth has a
connector that will send from hers to yours
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Other
things you will probably want to have along:
- $1 bills are helpful when traveling
- credit card / ATM card
- Travelers checks
- Receipt for your
travelers' checks (required by
some banks in order to exchange them) Leave a photocopy of the receipt
at home, also. *Note there is now a fee charged
to cash/exchange travelers checks in Egypt.
- Register with the nos. of your
travelers checks (also leave copy at home)
- water bottle(s), or some way to carry
water with you, the size that fits in your
bag
- charger for your camera & cell phone
- adapter for 220 outlets (same as European)
- camera
- film or memory for your camera
- camera batteries / charger with adapter
- flashlight and batteries
- travel clock
- neck pillow for plane
- small packs of Kleenex
- bug repellent
Other helpful items:
- ear plugs
- addresses of people to send postcards
to
- moist towelettes
- slippers
- washcloths
- notebook and pen/pencil, journal
- binoculars
- digital/tape recorder and tapes
- pens to give the kids (ballpoint, not
felt)
- zip-lock bags
- plastic containers, bubble wrap for
packing souvenirs
- walking stick
- whatever else Ruth forgot to put on
this list
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