India Travel Checklist
Clothing and Foods
- Windbreaker
- Sweatshirt
- Rain poncho
- Hats (with decent size brims)
- Small umbrella
- Sunglasses
- Flip-flops
- Cheap sneakers
- Hiking sneakers
- Bathing suit
- High protein snacks (peanut butter, nuts)
- Dried soups/dehydrated food
- Herbal teas
- Turkey-jerky (for a quick protein pickup)
- Energy bars
- Comfort food
Medical and Health Hygiene
- First Aid kit
- Doxycline (all purpose antiobiotic, especially good for 'traveller's diarrhea)
- Immodium-AD
- Swiss-Criss (natural laxative)
- Sunscreen
- Melatonin (natural sleeping and jet-lag agent, highly recommended, sets body rythms to local time)
- Kyolic (garlic medicine)
- Nutrobiotic (natural antibiotic made from grapefruit seeds)
- Vitamin B,C
- Tissues: Small packages
- Bactine-like products
- Disinfectant liquid (in hand-soap dispenser, very useful)
- Towelettes for hands
- Nail clippers (never bite your nails in India!)
- Mylanta (indigestion medicine)
- Bandaids
- Oscillococcinum (Homeopathic flu medicine)
- Pepto-Bismol tablets (very useful!)
- Chlorella tablets, spirulina
- Throat Lozenges
- "Green Ban" mosquito repellant
- Hypodermic needles (in case you have to go to the hospital)
Safety and Security
- Flashlights
- Knives (Swiss/multi-purpose, other sharp knife)
- Cable lock (useful in trains to lock suitcase to train, prevents walking away...)
- Small locks (always keep all bags locked)
- Money belt and/or passport pouch
- Clock radio alarm device (check Sharper Image)
