Planning and Preparation for a Holiday – A "Remember List"

For the majority people the excitement and pleasure of the holidays starts with the planning and preparation phase. Checking the brochure again for x times, chatting romantic sunsets, choosing which brand is the best sun tan lotion and skin moisturizer, buying a new swimming custome, are all exhaustively enjoyable and indeed 'part one' for the holiday itself.

You most likely already consider it to some extent, the following valuable tips would help you more in planning your holiday. Get them right, and your holidays will be a success, however get it wrong your vacation program will be...

Most travellers fail to remember something when they go on holiday, but not many forget something important like their passport and tickets, or put out of your mind to turn off the bath tap. If you disregard something, it is usually just an annoyance but it can have a greater impact.

As soon as you know you are going away on vacation or a business trip, initiate to compile a "Remember List". That is, a list of the things you have to do or bring. They may not be as vital as your significant or driving license, but forgetting them will be irritating.

A few sample for your remember list may be:

- spectacles

- Address of your relative John who lives out there, as you will visit him as promised

- Prescription sunglasses

- Any prescribed medication that you are taking regularly

- Your herbal tea, or you won't be able to get to sleep at night.

You can also add other things to the list, that to prompt you what not to take.Use this list to capture everything that comes to mind and will be a factor towards you having a really good holidays or worry-free business trip.

In the weeks before your oversea vacations, keep a small notepad along with you. Make a note of anything that comes to mind, things to leave, stuff to bring, things to do etc. You never know how vital the issue you think about may be, so you don't want to risk forgetting something that may be crucial to your enjoyment of your holiday (such as travel insurance).