Articles 24 Feb 2025

Going on Vacation in Your Country or Abroad? These Items Must Be Brought!

What do you usually prepare when planning to go on vacation—either in your country or abroad? You may think about purchasing transportation tickets such as flight tickets, booking lodging or accommodation, preparing an itinerary to make it easier for you when you arrive at your destination.

All of them are true, yet another equally important thing to prepare is the items you should carry while on vacation. What are they? Let's take a look at them in this article!

Going on Vacation Abroad

If you are on vacation abroad, these are the items you should bring:

Documents

Every country in different parts of the world generally requires travelers to show their identification, so when going on vacation abroad, you must prepare several important documents, including:

  • Passport: proof of identity issued by an official and used when traveling internationally.

  • Visa: a document issued as an entry permit when going on vacation to another country.

  • Identity: identity documents such as KTP (Resident’s Identity Card) and birth certificates can be prepared before going on vacation to prove an individual's country of origin. To be safe, the documents can be stored on a mobile phone or in the form of photocopy.

  • Driving license: if you plan to rent a car in the destination country, you should have a driving license and learn the driving rules in the destination country.

    Clothing, Toiletries, and Makeup Kit

You should also bring clothes suitable for the weather in the destination country. If it is winter, bring warm thick clothes, scarves, gloves, thick socks, and so on. Meanwhile, you can carry your loose cotton clothes and other things during the summer.

In addition, it is important to bring toiletries such as facial soap, bath soap, small towel, toothbrush and toothpaste, and so on. Not only that, but you should also remember to have your makeup kit with you, such as face powder, lipstick, and others.

Cash 

During the vacation, you will need to buy food, buy souvenirs, and so on, so it is very important to bring enough cash. To be safe, keep your money in a wallet or place that is easily accessible. A piece of advice is you should not put all your money in one place.

Travel Charger Adaptor

Different countries have different power plugs. For this reason, when going on vacation abroad, it is important to bring a travel charger adaptor, as you will need it if you plan to charge your mobile phone, camera, laptop, and so on.

Domestic Vacation

Not much different from going on vacation abroad, there are several items that you should carry when going on vacation in the country, so check it out!

Clothing

People generally have a shorter vacation in the country than their vacation trip abroad. So, the clothes you should bring do not need to be too many as long as they are comfortable to wear. But, prepare 1-2 spare clothes just in case and bring a jacket you can wear when the weather is cold or even hot.

Electronic Equipment

Does your mobile phone suddenly die while you are using it? It must be annoying! To overcome this, you will need a power bank and charger. In addition, you can bring other electronic equipment such as headsets, cameras, and others that can be used to listen to music and take photographs.

Sunscreen & Sunglasses

As Indonesia has two seasons, namely dry and rainy seasons, if you want to go on vacation during the dry season, you should bring sunscreen and sunglasses. Sunscreen is useful for protecting the skin from direct sunlight. Meanwhile, sunglasses can be worn to avoid the glare from the sun.

Those are some of the items that you should bring when going on vacation in the country or abroad. What is equally important is to prepare Online Travel Insurance from MSIG Indonesia. The reason is, with insurance, your trip will always be safe because you get direct protection from the insurance company. Have a great vacation!

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