Do bring:

Travel Space bags: These wonderful bags are great for compressing your things in order for them to fit into a smaller backpack or items that are heavier such as a sweater).

Sunscreen & Bug Spray: The prices abroad for sunscreen and bug spray are exorbitant - load up at home.

Large Ziploc Bags: These are always useful, from organizing your toiletries to making a salad in a bag. Ziploc bags are good for nearly everything.

5L & 10L Dry Bag: These bags are lifesavers and worth picking up before you hit the road! Sometimes rain covers only work so well, but dry bags are perfect. I have one for my laptop and one for my smaller electronics.

1 waterproof jacket: If you are planning to hike, bike or be outdoors for longer durations, you'll thank yourself for picking one of these up.

Lightweight Running Shoes: carrying around a pair of Nike Airs or anything lightweight is necessary and also practical for the times you want to venture around and need a little more grip than flip-flops.

Inflatable Travel Pillow: Forget the big fluffy ones you attach to the outside of your bag. You're sleeping on grime. Go for a soft shell inflatable pillow you can travel everywhere with.

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