Items to Take on Four Month Holiday

Paul_Varjak

USA TRIP

My friend is travelling from Russia to USA for a 4-month working holiday. This is her her first trip abroad. I have drawn up a list of things to remember and items to take.

Can anyone add to this list please?

Things to Remember

• USA has 110 volts so check if your electric items will work on 110V
• You will need a new mobile phone handset and new SIM card – buy in USA
• You can buy phone cards to make cheap calls (but do not use the card from a payphone or mobile phone)
• Keep valuable items in inside zip pockets
• Keep a firm grip on luggage
• Always keep luggage zipped up
• Keep you cash/debit/credit cards safe and away from magnetic fields – do not allow them to pass through airport x-ray equipment.
• E-Mail copies of your passport photo page and visa page to your E-mail address and also E-Mail to friend/relatives.
• Give itinerary to friend/relatives of your flights/places of stay etc.
• make multiple copies of contacts (name/address/phone numbers) and keep in several places (luggage/hand luggage/on your person)
• It can be cold in New York in September!
• Don’t walk out alone at night
• Try to sleep on the plane especially as your first day will be 8 hours longer!
• Look on Air France website for your luggage allowance. You will need to check the allowance from Moscow to Paris and from Paris to New York.
• Do not use plastic bags for anything as people can easily steal from them – or deposit items in your bags (e.g. drugs)!
• Do not leave bags open – always keep zipped up!
• Put a lock on your large suitcase (if possible)
• Follow the advice on the Air France website about carrying liquids on the plane.
• Wear as many clothes as you can as this will not count towards your weight limits.

• Wear a jacket at all times with inside zip pockets for:
  • Cirrus Card
  • ePassporte Card
  • Money (roubles, euros, US dollars)
  • Driving Licence
  • International passport
  • National passport
  • List of contacts (name/address/phone)
  • Mobile phone (switched off when on plane)
    
    
• Large suitcase for luggage hold on plane (with name/address on label on inside and outside in Russian and English). Airline will also put a label on for duration of flight – but you should removed this before the next flight
  • Towel
  • Flannel
  • Soap
  • Toothbrush (not electric)
  • Toothpaste
  • Pyjamas
  • Socks
  • Panties
  • Bras
  • Hat
  • Shoes
  • Shirts
  • T-Shirts
  • Pullovers
  • Waterproof jacket
  • Dresses
  • Trousers
  • Shorts
  • List of contacts (name/address/phone)
    
    
• Small suitcase to take on plane:
  • Spare change of clothes (in case large suitcase is lost)
  • Expensive items you don’t want to get lost
  • Glasses
  • Sunglasses
  • Camera
  • List of contacts (name/address/phone)
  • Anything else that will not fit into large suitcase

albalad

Great list Paul

if she is taking any medicine , don't forget her prescription

unfortunately your cards WILL pass through the scanners at some point - but no harm will come to them.

As far as the lock on the case is concerned make sure it is US approved (is it [STRIKE]FOC[/STRIKE] tsa approved ?)

Plenty - loads of memory for camera or set up an online photo vault

Also copies of cards left with a relative - spare card , again left with a relative in case she loses the 1st one