Items to pack for a Thailand vacation

I always say to anyone traveling, all you need is your passport and your plane ticket. All else can be bought wherever it is you go. And yes, this has so far fitted for all of the places we have visited. But also likely because I am not a bush or jungle camping adventurous person. In general, we travel to areas that are more commercial.

Life in Thailand is simple and not much is needed to pack and take along. I separate my packing lists into: Clothes; Medication; Paper work and Electronics/ Entertainment to make it easier.

Clothes:

1. Bikini/ Swim shorts/ Bather
2. Shorts x 2 
3. T-Shirts x 7
4. Underwear x 7
5. Warm pants x 1
6. Warm top x 1
7. Flip Flops
8. Closed pair of shoes 
9. Flight socks
10. Toothbrush
11. Toothpaste
12. Hairbrush
13. Hair gel
14. Shampoo
15. Body Lotion
16. Antiperspirant deodorant
17. Poncho x 1

Medication:

This might seem extreme, but I like to be prepared for all scenarios, especially in a different country. I can tell you, in Thailand over our trips I have suffered from weird food allergies where part of my face swell and water retention with extreme pain in my ankles from long flights. So rather be prepared than paying high amounts for medication you are not 100% sure about.

1. Headache tablets
2. Flu tablets
3. Water retention tablets
4. Sinusitis tablets
5. Muscle relaxants 
6. Oral Antiseptic
7. Antihistamine
8. Asthma pump
9. Plasters
10. Ear buds
11. Stomach cramp tablets
12. Diarrhea tablets
13. Sun screen 30 SPF minimum, here the spray on one is wonderful as one sweats so much in Thailand
14. After sun in case of sunburn
15. Mosquito cream
16. Mosquito spray
17. Baby / child medication for all of the above scenarios

That should cover you for most events.

Paper work:

1. Passports
2. ID documents (just in case)
3. Employee ID (in our case it is needed for travel)
4. Flight tickets
5. I usually draw up a full overview of itinerary of flight numbers and times, accommodation details and other contact data for ourselves to reference to in one easy overview
6. Medical insurance details for international travel
7. Accommodation details and print outs
8. Taxi or rental vehicle details and print outs
9. Details of where embassy of your country are 
10. Any foreign exchange you might have arranged
11. Contact details of bank in case of stolen card/ other problems

Electronics/ Entertainment:

1. Cellphone
2. Cellphone Charger
3. Camera
4. Camera Charger/ Batteries/ Memory card
5. Books in case you plan on a lazy holiday

And lastly, please remember to call you bank to advise you will be out of the country using your credit cards there to avoid being blocked for potential fraudulent international activity and advise your medical aid for cover of your dates too.

Have fun and travel safe. Remember to keep your passports and money safe.

Blog Photo Attribution: By Nicole Mays, MNicoleM

Blog Photo 1 Attribution: By litlnemo

Blog Photo 2 Attribution: By Jenifer Correa