--- {"type":"list","title":"Travelling Overseas Checklist","listId":2702,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist","visibleItemTotal":28,"creator":{"id":"annielin","name":"Annie Lin","url":"https://listium.com/@annielin"},"stats":{"views":770,"likes":0},"category":"travel","publishedAt":"2016-04-12T02:09:20.890Z","updatedAt":"2016-04-12T02:09:20.890Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Item","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":1,"name":"When","type":"Selection","multi":false},{"id":2,"name":"Completion","type":"Symbols","format":"checkbox"},{"id":3,"name":"Notes","type":"Text","format":"long"}]} --- # Travelling Overseas Checklist By [Annie Lin (@annielin)](https://listium.com/@annielin) 770 views · 0 likes Published 12 April 2016 · Updated 12 April 2016 Category: travel Stress less with this checklist ## Items ### 1. [Buy plane ticket early for higher chances of acquring cheaper tickets](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/0/buy-plane-ticket-early-for-higher-chances-of-acquring-cheaper-tickets) Item ID: `0` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 2. [Review and check your itinerary](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/1/review-and-check-your-itinerary) Item ID: `1` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 3. [Esure IDs are valid](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/2/esure-ids-are-valid) Item ID: `2` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 4. [Purchase travel insurance](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/3/purchase-travel-insurance) Item ID: `3` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 5. [Register your travel with your embassy](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/4/register-your-travel-with-your-embassy) Item ID: `4` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 6. [Book hotels](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/5/book-hotels) Item ID: `5` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 7. [Organise Accomodation](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/6/organise-accomodation) Item ID: `6` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 8. [Reserve hire car](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/7/reserve-hire-car) Item ID: `7` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 9. [Visit doctor to see if you are fit to travel and acquire recommended travel vaccinations](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/8/visit-doctor-to-see-if-you-are-fit-to-travel-and-acquire-recommended-travel-vaccinations) Item ID: `8` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 10. [Make sure you passport is valid until six months from date of departure](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/9/make-sure-you-passport-is-valid-until-six-months-from-date-of-departure) Item ID: `9` - When: A few months before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 11. [Compile copies of pertinent travel documents such as passports, travel visa, travel documents, itinerary, emergency phone numbers](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/10/compile-copies-of-pertinent-travel-documents-such-as-passports-travel-visa-travel-documents-itinerary-emergency-phone-numbers) Item ID: `10` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 12. [For backup purposes, have one copy of your passport left at home or to someone you trust](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/11/for-backup-purposes-have-one-copy-of-your-passport-left-at-home-or-to-someone-you-trust) Item ID: `11` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 13. [Have local cash ready and a sufficient amount all throughout the travel just in case your cards do not work](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/12/have-local-cash-ready-and-a-sufficient-amount-all-throughout-the-travel-just-in-case-your-cards-do-not-work) Item ID: `12` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 14. [Check foreign exchange rate](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/13/check-foreign-exchange-rate) Item ID: `13` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 15. [Call your bank and credit card provider and inform your travel plans so funds will not get cancelled, and verify if your card will work in the country you will visit](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/14/call-your-bank-and-credit-card-provider-and-inform-your-travel-plans-so-funds-will-not-get-cancelled-and-verify-if-your-card-will-work-in-the-country-you-will-visit) Item ID: `14` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 16. [Learn about the entrance and exit fees of the country ](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/15/learn-about-the-entrance-and-exit-fees-of-the-country-) Item ID: `15` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 17. [Research about the country you are visiting regarding customs and immigration](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/16/research-about-the-country-you-are-visiting-regarding-customs-and-immigration) Item ID: `16` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 18. [Research the country you are visiting regarding the local culture, weather, transport, and do's and dont's](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/17/research-the-country-you-are-visiting-regarding-the-local-culture-weather-transport-and-dos-and-donts) Item ID: `17` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 19. [Learn conversational foreign language if possible](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/18/learn-conversational-foreign-language-if-possible) Item ID: `18` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 20. [Make and review a packing list](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/19/make-and-review-a-packing-list) Item ID: `19` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 21. [Be aware and note of the airline's carry-on luggage and checked-in baggage allowance and restrictions (such as prohibited goods and items)](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/20/be-aware-and-note-of-the-airlines-carry-on-luggage-and-checked-in-baggage-allowance-and-restrictions-such-as-prohibited-goods-and-items) Item ID: `20` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 22. [Organize your carry on luggage bag](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/21/organize-your-carry-on-luggage-bag) Item ID: `21` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 23. [Obtain a map and a guidebook of the place you will visit](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/22/obtain-a-map-and-a-guidebook-of-the-place-you-will-visit) Item ID: `22` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 24. [Activate your phone's international roaming features](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/23/activate-your-phones-international-roaming-features) Item ID: `23` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 25. [Stop any regularly occuring deliveries and services such as newspapers and mail](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/24/stop-any-regularly-occuring-deliveries-and-services-such-as-newspapers-and-mail) Item ID: `24` - When: A few days before - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 26. [Double check all travel documents to ensure everything is complete](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/25/double-check-all-travel-documents-to-ensure-everything-is-complete) Item ID: `25` - When: The day of travel - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 27. [Be relaxed on the flight by wearing something comfortable](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/26/be-relaxed-on-the-flight-by-wearing-something-comfortable) Item ID: `26` - When: The day of travel - Completion: false - Notes: - ### 28. [Leave for the airport early](https://listium.com/@annielin/2702/travelling-overseas-checklist/27/leave-for-the-airport-early) Item ID: `27` - When: The day of travel - Completion: false - Notes: -