Cancun Vacation Preparation

Things to Do in advance:

• Arrange for pet care or boarding.
• If boarding, be sure your pets have any necessary shots / vaccinations.
• Arrange to have the lawn cut.
• Ask a neighbor or friend to keep an eye on things and to pick up any dropped off, advertisements or leaflets, etc. left at your door or on your driveway.
• Be sure that you will have enough prescription medicine. Order if required.
• Planning to rent a car? Check your auto insurance to see if you're fully covered where you're going. You may not need that supplemental insurance offered by the rental company.
• Buy extras you might need.
• Sun Screen blocker
• Entertainment for the kids or yourself during travel time.
• Camera.
• Camera batteries.
• Camera film.

Things to Do When You Are Almost Ready to Leave:

• Stop the mail.
• Stop the newspaper.
• Update voicemail at work with absence notification.
• Update e-mail at work with auto reply absence notification.
• Get money and/or traveler's checks.
• Pay upcoming bills that can't wait.
• Put destination hotel name or address in luggage. Don't put the address of your vacant home. If the luggage has a tag container that allows you to put both information we strongly suggest to do that.
• Remove non-essentials from wallet or purse.
• Record phone numbers for reporting lost or stolen credit or debit cards and put them in a location other than your purse or wallet.
• Record emergency phone numbers to leave with neighbors, relatives, or pet boarding facilities.

Don't Forget to Bring:

• Confirmation printout of any online reservation for airline, airport transportation, car rental or hotel.
• Passport, driver's license or birth certificate.
• Prescription medicine. Be awared that not all the medicines are available in Mexico, bring an extra dose just in case.
• Contact lenses, lens case, and extra solutions.
• Extra eyeglasses or lens prescription.
• Umbrella or rain gear.
• Camera.
• Proof of purchase of expensive camera equipment can avoid customs problems.
• Hint: Bring a bag for dirty clothes
• Hint: If you plan to bring back souvenirs, leave some room for them in your luggage.

As You're Walking out the door:

• Close and lock all windows
• Unplug small appliances (toaster, can opener, coffee maker, and TV's.)
• Turn off water to external faucets.
• Turn off water to washing machine.
• Did you want your A/C or heat On or Off?
• Turn on your house alarm system.