Travel Packing List

If you're a budget backpacker/traveller and do not wish to carry so much in your backpack, here's a list of things for you to check. You can cross out those which doesn't apply to you.

• Passport
• Print-outs of flight tickets, bus tickets, train tickets, confirmation email from the hotels / AirBnb
• Credit cards (remember to inform your bank the country you're going)
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste (bring the small tube)
• Facial wash
• Shampoo
• Soap (for body wash, some prefer to bring shower gel)
• Small towel (because it's easier to dry and lightweight)
• 4 T-shirts (the 1st one to wear, 2nd one for the next day, 3rd one is for spare and the 4th one in case the one you wash doesn't dry the next day)
• 4 pairs of underwear
• 4 pair of socks
• One pair of jeans (usually it's the one I'm wearing on board)
• One pair of shorts
• Sleepwear (some like to sleep in pyjamas, or an old T-shirt, so bring whatever you prefer)
• Sweater / Jacket (in case the weather is cold)
• Hand gloves / mittens (if you're travelling during winter)
• 1 pair of shoes and 1 pair of sandals (shoes for walking out sight-seeing and sandals for walking to the nearby convenience store)
• Smartphone
• Phone charger
• Universal adapter for the charger
• Power bank (for your phone)
• Money belt (to carry your cash and to be worn inside your shirt, not outside)
• Medicines (if you need)
• Contact lens casing & contact lens solution (for those who are wearing contact lens)

Now the following items are optional depending on the needs of individuals:

• Deodorant / Cologne / Perfume 
• Map (if you need one)
• Travel guidebook (like those from Lonely Planet)
• Camera (if you're an avid photographer, either an amateur or a professional one)
• Small blanket (I do bring one to cover myself when I sleep because in some countries, the temperature may drop very low at night)
• Cutlery set (some prefer to use their own fork and spoon when they travel)