How To Pack For a Year in South East Asia

Packing can be overwhelming! Here's my packing list and some general travel packing tips. 

This list is tailored to Malaysia specifically, where I will be teaching English for the next year. Stay tuned for a post in about a month of all the things I ended up not needing!

Travel Necessities

Passport and Visa: you can easily apply for a 90 day tourist visa upon arrival to Malaysia

Flight itinerary or boarding pass if you can print ahead, it will give you extra wiggle room in your airport time!

International Driving Permit if you'll be renting a car, you can get one of these for $20 at a travel AAA office

Unlocked Cellphone or international phone plan

Travel Adapter (this one is universal)

Extra Charging Cords and Wall Adapters

Sunglasses

Go Pro or other Camera though all the photos on this blog so far were taken on an iPhone, so to each his own!

Headphones

Reusable Water Bottle

Sunscreen

Bug Spray

Travel Hacks

Tissue Packs & Hand Sanitizer: be prepared for squat toilets!

Nausea Medicine & Immodium: be prepared for food poisoning and changes in diet

Tampons: do not exist in Asia. You've been warned. 

Face Wipes

Benadryl

Laptop Harddrive

Snacks

Instant Photo Printer:

Journal:

Shower Shoes & Plastic Soap Dish:

Playing Cards

Laundry bag & Delicates bag:

Headlamp

Sentimental items

Be prepared for anything

Extra makeup

Extra toiletries

Travel Shampoo

Clothes:

1 Bathing Suit

15 Pairs of socks

18 Pairs of underwear

Bralettes & Sports Bras:

3 Maxi Skirts

4 Pairs of swishy pants

2 Pairs of rubber flats:

1 pair of Chacos

1 pair of nice flats

1 pair of tennis shoes

Luxuries:

Travel hair dryer

Yoga Mat

Hammock

If You'll be Teaching:

Knock knacks and trinkets to give as gifts:

English games