What to Carry for vacation like Carabean

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.

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.