Here is our Travel Checklist before we take an extended vacation to Europe.

Europe Pre-Travel Checklist

• Arrange care for your pet, lawn, and plants
• Let the neighbors know that you will be gone and for how long
• Put your lights on timers to make your home look lived-in
• Make sure your bills are up to date. ( We have automatic bill pay)
• Have your newspaper discontinued
• Have your mail held
• Call your credit card companies to let them know you will be out of the country. This will help avoid charging problems abroad.
• Make copies of your passports, itineraries, vouchers, etc, along with the numbers to call in case your credit card is lost or stolen
• Send a copy of your itinerary, including hotel phone numbers or websites to your family and interested friends
• Put your jewelry and important papers in a safety deposit box at your bank
• Pack your Passports in your carry-on
• Don’t forget your electrical converters and outlet plug adaptors.
• Get some Euros or prepare to get Euros from an ATM when you arrive
• Make sure you have your medications packed
• Take an extra pair of glasses, if you have them
• Pack your Umbrella
• Make sure your toiletries are packed in your checked luggage. (You can only take items that fit in a quart sized, zip-lock bag and contains less than 3 oz each of liquid, in your carry-on)

Its nice to have a little list to check off before you get on that plane, so when you finally sit down in those uncomfortable little seats, you can finally relax.

So, what’s on your Travel Checklist?