International travel is one of the great experiences to have in your lifetime. If possible, make it happen many more times than once. Everyone has an explorer living somewhere inside, hoping to find novelty and excitement out among previously unknown (at least to yourself) lands. But traveling well takes experience. In foreign lands, you’re dependent upon the things you can pack or buy locally. If you don’t pack something important and there’s no vendor who can make the thing you need available, you’re in a bad place. Here are some things to make sure you pack, or at least prepare for. You’ll be really glad you have them around when the time comes.

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