Travel Checklist

This is how it's supposed to work; add the top two categories, together with the 'general items' list, to the Trip of your choice (below) and you'll have a complete checklist that won't fail you.
Feel free to print it out or just use it online. 


Before I leave my house I..

make sure my pet is taken care of
make sure somebody waters my plants
close all the windows
switch off all the lights
switch off all the hotplates (stranger things have happened)
lock the door twice, just to be sure


In my handluggage I pack..

Wallet
Passport
Plane Ticket/ Boarding Pass
Hotel Information
Respective Currency
Cell Phone
Headphones (the ones they give you on the plane hurt my ears)
Digital Camera
Mobile Gadgets (iPad, Gameboy etc.)
Pillow for the Plane
Magazines or a Book
Something to drink

Socks (In Summer, if you're travelling in Europe, where you still have the old school metal detectors. It's gross walking through there barefoot when 1 million other people did before you. Also, it get's cold in the plane.)

a Pen to solve Crossword Puzzles


General Items  
but do not belong in hand luggage

Cell Phone Charger
Camera Charger
Extra Storage Card for Camera
Make-up Bag
Shower Gel/Shampoo
Hair Brush
Straightening Iron/ Blowdrier if needed
Tootbrush/ Toothpaste
Case and Solution for Contacts
Glasses with cleaning towel
Skin Care Products
Nailfile
Tweezers
Rubber bands/ Hair Ribbons
Bobby Pins 
Deodorant
Perfume




Then I'm ready to go on my..

Summer City Trip
Summer Beach Vacation
Winter City Trip
Ski Ttrip