Travel Preparations

A backpack stands on a rock. The picture is slightly overexposed. The planning included the following steps:

Apply for

International Driving License (only valid together with EU card driving license)
Passport

Buy

Backpack for Anja
Microfiber towels
Sleeping bags with inlets
Flight tickets
ETA (for entry to Canada)
Waterproof "Unigear Dry Bag" by Osprey (12L)
Universal Travel Adapter

Cancel

Rental contract
Subscriptions
Mobile phone contracts
Bank account in Zittau
Contract with the municipal utilities

Achieve

Move and hand over apartment
Change addresses and re-register
Organize broadcasting fee
Apply for credit cards
- Hanseatic Bank (for Pascal)
- Barclays (for Pascal)
- VR Bank Mittelfranken Mitte (for Anja)
- American Express Payback (for Anja)
Get vaccinated
- Yellow fever
- Hepatitis A (Havrix 1440 | x2)
- Typhoid (Typhim Vi | x1)
- Meningococcal (Nimenrix | Groups A, C, W-135 and Y | x1)
- Rabies (Rabipur | x3)
- Malaria prophylaxis (Atovaquone/Proguanil-HCl Glenmark 250mg/100mg FTA (36 ST))
Register with ELEFAND
Make doctor's appointments
- Dentist
- General practitioner
- Gynecologist
- Veterinarian for Johnny and Malou
Apply for travel health insurance
Apply for luggage insurance
Search for a cat sitter
Book accommodation in Santiago
Plan luggage
Put together a travel pharmacy
Say goodbye
- Family
- Friends
- Work colleagues

Pack

Clothes
- Trousers
  - Two long trousers
    - Lightweight
    - So far that you can still wear thin trousers underneath
    - No jeans
  - Two short trousers
  - A thin pair of trousers that can be worn under other trousers and to sleep in
- Sweaters
  - A thin, tight sweater
  - A thin, medium-tight sweater
  - A medium-thick sweater
  - A fleece sweater
- T-shirts
  - Four tight T-shirts
  - A loose T-shirt for sleeping
- Tops
  - Three tops
- Underwear
  - Eleven underpants (perhaps a bit overkill, but oh well)
  - Seven short socks
  - Two long socks
  - A light bra
  - A dark bra
  - A bikini (ideally one of the underpants can also be used as swimming trunks)
- Jackets
  - Two down jackets
  - A rain jacket
- Miscellaneous
  - A beanie
  - A bandana
  - A cap
  - A pair of thin gloves
- Shoes
  - A pair of sturdy, waterproof half-shoes (must be comfortable enough for hiking)
  - A pair of sandals
  - A pair of bathing shoes, which also have to function as slippers
Bath bag
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Shampoo
- Express repair conditioner as a spray (for grooming and untangling my hair)
- Spray deodorant
- Strong roll deodorant (48 h)
- Razor
- Nail scissors
- Tweezers
- Hair clip
- Hair ties (four to five)
- Brush
- Toothpick or something for the interdental spaces;)
- Glas cleaning spray
- Powder
- Blistex
- Cream
- Disinfection spray
- Roll of toilet paper
- Microfiber towel
Technology
- Headphones (also for the plane)
- Travel adapter
- Mobile phone charging cable (USBA to USBC or USBC to USBC)
- USB stick (this should also contain scans of all important things)
- SD card
- Powerbank
Kitchen equipment
- Water bottle
- Bread box
- Pocket knife with integrated fork
- Small spoon
Odds and ends
- Sunglasses
- Folder for tickets etc.
- Empty bags for loose things or for bottles that can leak
- Foldable light bag
- Handkerchiefs
- Pen and small block
- Piece of rope
- Safety pin
- Sewing set
- Duct tape
- Second wallet
Bags
- Travel backpack
- Daypack
- Belly bag
- Dry bag
- Money belt for under the clothes
- Bag for odds and ends on the go
- Cotton bag as a backpack replacement or to put food in
Organizational
- Passport
- Vaccination pass
- Credit cards
- National and international driving license (only valid in combination)
- Insurance evidence (especially travel health insurance)
- Emergency phone numbers
First aid kit
- Band-Aids (in carry-on luggage)
- Blister Band-Aids (in carry-on luggage)
Tablets
- (Travel) Nausea (Travel pills Stada 50mg)
- Drug against diarrhea (Loperamid akut)
- Electrolyte powder to balance salt loss (Katerfly)
- Fever-reducing drug (e.g. ibuTAD)
- Painkiller, also against stomach pains/cramps (Paracetamol and Ibuprofen)
- Medication for mucus dissolution (GeloMyrtol)
- Lozenges against (tickly) cough and sore throat (In carry-on luggage) (Septolete, Isla)
- Antiallergic (Lorano aku)
- Bladder infection (Canephron, Sidroga)
- Prophylaxis against malaria (Atovaquone/Proguanil-HCl Glenmark 250mg/100mg FTA (36 ST)
- Pill
Ointments/Gels/Creams/Sprays
- Anti-sting ointment (Fenistil, Soventol)
- Burn and wound gel or healing ointment (Medice)
- Pain gel/-ointment against strains (Voltaren)
- Means against nausea (Iberogast)
- Nasal spray (Hysan)
- Wound disinfection spray
- Disinfection spray
- Moisture cream
- Eye drops
- Anti-Insect spray with the active ingredient DEET (NoBite Spray)
First aid equipment (not complete)
- Disposable gloves
- Quick wound dressing
- Scissors
- Sterile compresses
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- Sunscreen
- Sun cream
- After Sun
We left out
- Thermometer
- Charcoal tablets
- Drugs against constipation
- Tablets for water preparation (e.g. trekking) On site I bought a few things. But these are almost superfluous again and have sometimes also a too big pack size (Alpaca pullover, fleece jacket, crochet top). Besides, I also schlepped some things unnecessarily:
Lock
Carabiner
Spare laces

On site:

Purchases
- SIM-Card
- Sponge for washing up
- Jacket for Pascal
- Hiking shoes for Pascal
- Spork for Pascal
- Salt and spices
Plan route
- Santiago
- Valparaíso
- Pica Oasis

Packing picture

In conclusion, there is still a picture of the backpack content: Anja insisted on including this shameful picture in the blog entry.