​Conquering The World
​​​by Tomas Cironis
What to pack everytime you're leaving for an adventure...
Here are things which I find necessary for my every journey. It's my subject point of view, nothing mandatory. But I believe you will use those things for your adventures, eventhough you're going with travel agency just in Slovakia...
My brother calls it "Magnificient 7"
1) Travel Insurance
Call me old-fashion or too sensitive but everytime I leave Czech borders I have Travel insurence. At least the basic one, it should be your first thing you prepare.
So far I never need it (and hope I never will), but as would my Grandfather said: "You know Murphy laws..." so first time I wouldn't buy Travel Insurance, I would desperately need it.
Not every my co-travelers have this insurance and it's difficult to argue with them ("because they didn't need it so far and guess how much money they saved..."), but first time they will be in necessary of it, they will pay for rest of their lives. The rescue and medical treatment is one of the most experience things in abroad.
So don't be "don't be", be "do be" ;)
2) Contact on someone in target country
This is not "must thing" but I use this, just for my better sleep. First of all, I check if any of my friends haven't visit my target country, then I check if there is some tourrist centre/info and last I write down an adrress of czech embassy in capital city.
It's just for case that you got robbed or lost your phone or wallet or something like that.
It's like Sanctuary.
3) Your own medicine (if needed)
Just the basics, like against headache, against food poison or if you get sick in the bus, take your own/trustful medicine. Easier and cheaper than buy abroad.
4) Your own food
Don't get me wrong, I like tasting exotic food. I like eating in generall so
everything new and tasty is welcomed by me. Especially in diferent cultures
you can experience unforgottable meals and "together eating" is one of the easiest ways to make friends or have a conversation.
But all this is followed by one annoying thing - food poison. It's uncomfortable and always comes in worst time but it happens. My advice (or my insurance) is to take simple czech biscuits. You can eat them any time - if you're hungry or just as a snack. And also they can fix your stomach when you get food poison.
The package is not that big so no problem with packing and it can really save your day. I took them with me everywhere I travel. Especially in Latino America every meal is super spicey and they're water is not save for Europeans, so I used them a lot.
Find something "light", that you eat when you're sick. Get one or two packages and you'll be safe.
5) "The Bag"
Everywhere I travel, I'm always taking my favorite bag. I believe it's more than 10 years old and it's still my best luggage I have ever had. My Mum bought me that when I was in high school and since than, I'm carrying it everywhere I can.
It's useful because I exactly know how much weight it can carry, I know every secret pockets and I can always recognise it because nobody in the world has same bag as I do.
it isn't very formal, so sometimes I need to tak a real luggage, but it's only for Conferences and "high level" traveling. For the rest of journeys it's my and only The Bag.
6) "The Cap"
Same case as "The Bag". I've got my favourite cap, it's Philadelphia Flyers one with "68" Jaromir Jagr - on it. Since Jagr is my favourite player I found easily way to this cap.
It's useful not only as a part of "image". It helps against the sun-light (especially in a dessert, as I found out) and also as a hat against the rain.
Some says that most of body-warm leaves your body via your head, that's the reason why we cover our head during winters.
It's super useful and you don't have to pack it, just put it on your head and go...
7) Split-up money
Eventhough you're not taking lot of money with you, you should split it up anyway. I usually divide my money into three different pockets. First one for everyday use, second one for bigger transactions (or for exchange) and third one is only emergency.
I believe three pockets is enough. When there will be more places I could easily lost the money because I'm not gonna remember where I put them...
And I also usually take additional "internationaly strong" currency, just for emergency. Like I took Dollars when I went in Latino America, or Euros when I travel across Europe and so on...
I believe that's all necessary, or atleast for me. This is 7 most important rules for me before I travel abroad. It's just my point of view, other travellers could easily have other rules (if any...).