Before you go on vacation, make sure to check this
Sep 29, 2025
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A minor mistake can halve the pleasure of traveling. meticulous preparation increases travel satisfaction and reduces unexpected situations. What are some must-check items before you leave for vacation.
1. Required documents for identification, such as identification cards and passports
Even if you travel in Korea, you cannot board a plane or check-in at a hotel without an ID. If you're traveling abroad, make sure to check your passport, visa, and advance entry documents with at least six months left of validity. It's easy to forget to pack in a hurry on the morning of your departure, so let's put it in a fixed position in your suitcase the night before. Passports store digital copies in the cloud, and ID cards are stored separately from wallets, making it easy to cope with loss. Document checks are the first step in travel preparation.
2. Phone Chargers, Auxiliary Batteries, Multi-Adapters
Smartphone batteries are quickly consumed by photography, map apps, and reservation confirmation. If you don't prepare a charger or a high-capacity auxiliary battery of 10,000mAh or more, the inconvenience during your trip will increase. Multi-adapters are essential due to different outlet specifications when traveling abroad. The auxiliary battery can only be carried on board, so let's not put it in your checked baggage. It is more convenient to pack extra charging cables and prepare small adapters that can be used at airports or cafes.
3. emergency medicine and personal medicine
Your body condition can change rapidly due to unfamiliar food, long travel time, and air conditioning wind. In addition to basic emergency medicines such as pain relievers, antidiarrheals, motion sickness pills, and digestive medicines, if you have a medicine you are taking, you should prepare enough. It is recommended to store the medicine in small medicine containers. It is often difficult or impossible to purchase medicine in foreign countries, so be careful.
4. Capture or print the schedule and save it separately
Accommodation, aviation, and rental cars have a lot of mobile reservations, but if the local Internet environment is unstable, it will cause great inconvenience. It is better to capture the screen and save the necessary reservation details in the gallery or prepare them as printed copies. A brief summary of the schedule can be useful in unexpected situations. It is also a good idea to organize your reservation confirmation mail in a folder and write down your main contact information in your notebook.
5. Check Traveler Insurance
Whether domestic or overseas, there is a big difference in sudden accidents or hospital visits, depending on the presence or absence of traveler insurance. In particular, loss, theft, damage, and hospital treatment during overseas travel are very expensive if there is no insurance. Traveler insurance reduces the cost burden in various situations such as hospital expenses, loss of goods, and cancellation of travel. Even if it's a short trip, I think it's a must, and if I make sure to check it, I feel more comfortable.
6. Check out the weather, temperature, and weather specials for travel destinations in advance
The most frequently missed thing in travel preparations is the actual weather. It is important to check not only whether it is cloudy or clear, but also the temperature difference, precipitation probability, wind strength, and UV index. In particular, if you travel abroad or in areas with different domestic climates, you need to know weather reports or information on heat waves and heavy rains in advance to move safely. Be sure to remember that depending on the weather, your clothes or schedule can vary.
7. Check the carry-on and consignment baggage restriction items
If you are going to take a flight, you must check in advance the items that are prohibited from being brought in. Typically, liquids exceeding 100ml, sharp objects, and lighters are restricted on board. Check-in baggage may be restricted to lithium batteries, e-cigarettes, and dangerous substances. If you don't check it in advance, it may be discarded or delayed at the airport checkpoint, so it's a good idea to check the airline's announcements carefully.
A pleasant journey begins with meticulous preparation. One minor arrangement can determine the satisfaction of the entire vacation. At this moment, what's missing in your suitcase?
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
