Things to keep in mind:

A month prior
Research
Best time to visit
Choose Your Destination
-How much time do you have?
-Who are you traveling with?
-What kind of experiences do you like?
Book Flights for your trip
-Searching for flights
-Go direct to the airlines
Book Accommodation for your trip
-Search Accommodation Deals
-Air BnB, hostels
getting around
-Rental Cars
-public transport
Know the Visa Requirements
Purchase Travel Insurance
Check Your Passport
Register with your embassy
Read a history book or watch a movie
Get your children vaccinated
Get enough medicines if you have a chronic disease and check for it’s legality in your
country of travel
Carry prescriptions

1 week prior
things to do and see and try to book them in advance
take recommendations from a friend there or Quora
make sure you have things to keep your children occupied during the flight
stock up things for elders
leave a key behind for emergency
tell the milk, newspaper etc vendors to stop delivery
Where to eat as per your eating habits
Make Copies of important documents, hard and soft both
Make note of the emergency contact numbers
Accessing Your Money
-How to transfer your money overseas with the best exchange rate
-Checking or Savings Account
-How to carry your money?
-Debit Cards
-Credit Cards
-Prepaid Travel Money Card
-Notify Your Bank
-emergency money
Tell Your Card Companies You’re travelling
Pack Smart
-Mobile charge, Power converters, Camera and charging cord, USB cable, Extra SD cards,
Headphones and earphones, iPad, Portable speakers, power bank, Binoculars
- First-aid kit, Necessary prescription, Sunscreen and sunglasses, A hat or a cap, umbrella,
Insect repellent, Books and magazines, Eye mask, Travel pillow, lock
Get Familiar with Common Foreign Phrases
Download an offline map
Get information on the local cuisine
Weather statistics
Look at the laws
Make sure you’ve completed office work and given them your int’l contact if you have
On the day of take-off
Make sure you’ve shut the house properly, for proof click pictures
Confirm Flights & Check-In Online
Check and re-check everything
Always leave early
Have a proper food and sleep before leaving
Don’t leave chores for last minute

When you land

Phone & Internet Access
Check the Local Entertainment Listings
Search Out Your Hobbies at Your Destination
Don’t start with the activities there and then
Rest and let your body re-energise
Take a walk
Talk to locals or people around
Adjust in the place

During vacation
Lunchtime is the best time to visit historical sites
Never eat in a touristy area or near a tourist attraction
Try new local food
Buy local
Get Tips from Locals
Record Your Memories
Know and Be Respectful of Local Customs

After you come back

Fill your Instagram feed with images from your journey
Share stories from your trip
Take shorter day trips to your Mind and your Eyes
Don't go back to work right after your vacation's over, ease your way back into work
Take care of your body
Act- Make insurance claims, check your loyalty programs, Turn off the international package
on your cell phone