1. Medicines – painkillers, pills for flue, cream or spray for mosquitoes and vitamin C – since we were changing places, temperatures and altitudes we were all sick at some time

2. GPS – but be aware that you have to update GPS for places outside the cities – in our case we should have done that when visiting Arizona

3. Paper towels, tissues

4. Fridge – for food that you have to take for hours on the road, and in all national parks, plus water and beer

5. Knife, fork and spoon (might be very useful)

6. Hiking shoes, hats, winter cap and clothes for all kind of weather

7. Travel insurance – in Croatia we bought Uniqa since you can do everything on website in 5 minutes and for 23 days we paid 333HRK which includes travel health insurance up to 50.000 Euros, accident insurance and permanent disability 10.000 Euros, death due to an accident 5.000 Euros and luggage insurance 500 Euros.

8. All confirmation papers for all booked accommodation

10. Cameras and other equipment for taking pictures and taking videos

11. Along with passport you should bring another document with your picture, in case you lose your passport (or it gets stolen) you’ll need another document to confirm you identity in the Embassy (best thing driver’s licence)