Make sure to check these items before you set off on your journey:- Money, credit cards, travellers cheques, local currency (check the current exchange rate)
- Passport, visa, tickets and any hotel vouchers
- Make a copy of your credit card(s) and passport (it is easier to get new ones if you have copies of what you have lost)
- Travel insurance
- Label the luggage with your name and home- and destination address
- Make a list of your luggage contents as you will need this information for the insurance company in case you should lose your luggage
- Necessary vaccinations and medicines, high protection sunscreen (where necessary)
- Check to see if the departure has been delayed or brought forward
- Check if there is an Internet café at the destination
- International driving licence (if you want to hire a car)
- Water your flowers, ask somebody to take care of the post, disconnect the plugs from the TV and computer
- Check the weather at the destination
- Ensure that all bills are paid
Write down your route and hotel telephone number and when you will be arriving back in Sweden.