What do you need to
pack for a vacation like Caribbean?
Clothes:
1. At least 2 pair of swimwear: Because you would be going into and coming out of water every day, sometimes 2 times a day, you need at least 2 pairs of swimsuits.
1. At least 2 pair of swimwear: Because you would be going into and coming out of water every day, sometimes 2 times a day, you need at least 2 pairs of swimsuits.
2. Cover-ups: For ladies,
it’s nice to have cover-ups when you relax on the beach or pool or need to go
to get food directly from beach or pool.
3. Number of UGs/
clothes= 2* no. of days of stay.
4. Dresses for the
night. You should have 2-3 nice dresses for the night programs.
5. Take 1-2 full
length pants and a sweater for the cold days/nights.
Shoes:
1. Slippers or beach flip/ flops for
regular days,
2. Some dress shoes to go with your dresses for
the evening,
3. One pair of walking shoes.
Medicines:
1. Fever, cold are the regular medicines.
2. Other than these, do keep some pouches for
dehydration or food poisoning. On our last trip to Cuba, my daughter had
dehydration. She ate some wrong combination of food, and was throwing up a lot.
We had to go to the doctor and pay $100 just to get the powder pouches to
recover from dehydration.
Hair and makeup
1. Do carry your own
shampoo and conditioner. The ones available at the resort may not suit your hair.
2. As you hair will
get wet every day and you will be shampooing every day, make sure you take some
hair oil or serum.
3. Toothpaste. Resorts
don’t give the toothpaste in general.
4. Flowers (hair
accessories, available at $ store) to wear with the dresses.
5. Earrings/
clutchers/ hair bands etc.
6. Curler, mousse, straightener
(these are optional)
Sunburn:
1. Carry some hats.
2. Sun glasses
3. Sun screen. Keep 2 bottles, cause you will be
using it every 3-4 hours. Cream should be preferred than the spray.
4. Even after applying sunscreen, sometimes you
may get sun-burn. So keep some lubricant/ gel for sunburn.
Food:
1. Some
snacks/ cookies/ cracker etc. to eat with coffee/tea when in the room. They
were useful to us when my daughter couldn’t eat the resort food. She was living
on cookies.
Others:
1.
If you are
going as a couple, make sure you keep your own money. i.e. in converted form
too. Sometimes, you want to buy something and your spouse may not be around.
The same is true for camera etc.
2.
It’s a
good idea to read about the history and culture of the country before leaving.
It helps in understanding the nation and people.
3.
It’s a
good idea to keep around 25-30 one dollar bills. You may need them for tips for
house cleaning ladies, or at the resort dining area.
