Packing List and Helpful Tips

Packing List and other Suggestions

Tips for a Successful Trip

• Suitcases with wheels are best
•  Take only what you need.  Overpacking leads to
unhappy travelers.  You are responsible for car
rying your own luggage
• Share items like hair dryers with your roommates. Only one of you needs to bring one.
•  Label all your stuff
•  Collect items to create a scrapbook.
•  Keep a day-to-day journal
•  Small collapsible coolers are handy to have
along
•  Buy pop bottles with screw-on caps whenever
possible
•  Use this opportunity to make new friends
• Go on the internet prior to the trip to learn more
about what you will be seeing along the way
• Get your sleep while on the trip.  This is a fastpaced journey and lack of sleep makes for
really, really crabby travelers
• Plan to carry only what you absolutely need
each day, no backpacks will be allowed off the
motorcoach during the day.  We go through too
many security checks and gift shops will not
allow them in the store.

PACKING LIST

Necessities
•   Money for meals on your own
•   Medications (you are responsible for your own
   medications on this trip)
•   Watch
•   Water bottle with strap or carabiner
•   Comfortable walking shoes
•   Clothing for hot weather
•   One set of warmer clothes (sweatshirt & jeans)
•   Rain Poncho
•  Sunscreen

Suggestions:
•   Personal spending money (See Below)
•   Camera & extra memory cards
•   Batteries / chargers for your gadgets
•   Sunglasses
•   Hat
•   Personal toiletries
•   Entertainment for bus ride
     (i.e. MP3, ipod, cards, etc.)
•   Snacks
•   Pillow & blanket for bus ride home  (pillowcase
must not be white, bright colors are best)
•   Bathing Suit

Just as a reminder...Don’t bring anything 

you don’t want to or can’t afford to lose.

Money, Money, Money

• Set up a budget of what you can spend
each day.  Put cash in envelopes labeled with the
days and only open on the morning of that day.
• Make an envelope for each meal you have to pay
for and put money in there for that also.
• Keep the envelopes in a safe place.  Remember,
you won’t have access to your suitcase during
the day .
• Plan to bring back a souvenir for anyone who
helped you pay for this trip.
• Don’t wave around cash in front of strangers
while shopping
• Boys, don’t leave your wallet in your back
pocket.
• Girls, carry your purse on the front of you
• When we travel through Canada on
the first day, bring small bills.  Otherwise, any
change you get back from purchases will be in
Canadian currency.