The reality is starting to sit that I will be
traveling around the world in less than 6 months. Along with that comes the
anxiety. I'm hoping that a to-do list will help me to stay on track and easy
the pain. I found some help courtesy of TwoBackpackers.com. I started with their list and
added a few of my own.
Backpacking
Around the World To-Do List
1.
Sell Your Stuff on Ebay
2.
Create a Budget
3.
Purchase Backpacking Gear
4.
Purchase Camping /
Hiking Gear if appropriate
5.
Purchase Camera
Equipment
6.
Purchase iTouch
7.
Create a Skype Account
8.
Tell Your Families
10. Check Passports
11. Notify Landlord / Sell or Rent House
12. Create a Twitter Account
(cool travelers on there)
13. Create a Facebook Account
(global address book)
14. Create a Couchsurfing Account
15. Are Going to Play Fantasy Leagues on the Road?
17. Check Visa Requirements for Each Country
18. Choose a Departure Date
20. Put Remaining Stuff in Storage (don’t store old photos in hot
attic)
21. Purchase Travelers Insurance
22. Change Auto Insurance
23. Open Travel Friendly Checking Account
24. Open Travel Friendly Credit Card Account
25. Change Address or Set Up Mail Storage
26. Cancel Cell Phones or Consider Global Phone Plan
27. Practice Packing
28. Break in Boots or Shoes
29. Set Up First Aid Kit
30. Purchase Lonely Planet Guides (if needed)
Ones, I added.
31. Breathe
32. Make 4 copies of all
travel documents (1 at home, 1 on person, 1 in carry-on, 1 in suitcase) and put
in dropbox
33. Put all files I want
to have in Dropbox (a file hosting service which uses cloud computing to enable
users to store and share files and folders with each other) and share with
parents
34. Get immunizations
35. Order enough
contacts to last the trip
36. Fill all my
prescriptions to get me through the trip, and make sure all countries will
allow me to have them.
37. Back up all cell
phone numbers on a file in dropbox
38. Make sure I can pay
all bills online
39. Set up cell phone
40. Print or transfer to
device local area maps
41. Key phrases in local
language
