Dana's Vietnam Packing List 2000
Dana traveled to Nam Dinh to adopt her 8 1/2 month old daughter in 2000.
Plan to purchase some things in Viet Nam. Diapers, formula, bottles, soaps & toiletries are all easy to find in Hanoi and Saigon.
Take a calculator for less confusion in paying with Dong. Most shop keepers will also have a calculator handy to show you the price.
Take an extra pair of shoes or plan to buy some there! During our first trip, I only took one pair of shoes and they smelled really horrible after only a few days in the heat of Saigon!
Take some American $1 bills to use to pay for cyclo rides or to use for other small items. I took 50 $1 bills and used about half of that.
Remember to bring some warm clothing for baby. Hotels and airplanes can be very cold.
Invest in some good travel books, such as the Lonely Planet series on Viet Nam.
Especially if you are travelling alone, invest in a good, comfortable backpack.
Roll clothing to make it more compact and fit more easily into your luggage.
Little things like tape, baggies, and the scissors from a sewing kit will come in very handy.
If you are adopting a baby, bring a baby bjorn or snuggli or some type of baby carrier. I bought the baby bjorn. It's more expensive than most other carriers, but it is well worth every penny, in my opinion!
Packing List
| Clothing | |
| Liz Clothing: 1 warm, long sleeve pjs 2 cotton onesies 2 warm pants/shirt outfits for Hanoi 4 cool one piece outfits for Saigon 5 socks 1 cotton sweater 1 blanket 3 hats |
Dana Clothing: 3 pants 2 shorts 2 long sleeve shirts 4 short sleeve shirts 1 skirt 1 tennis shoes 1 clogs 3 socks 5 underwear 3 bra |
| Medical Supplies: | |
| Tylenol Bayer PM Pepcid Immodium AD Dulcolax Pepto bismol tabs Benadryl pills Cortisone 10 Triple Antibiotic Bandaids Throat losenges Cipro Lomotil Elimite |
Nystatin Lotrisone Infant tylenol Infant tylenol cold Infant Dimetapp Kao lectrolyte Infant gas medicine Infant suppositories Diaper rash creme 1/2% hydrocortisone Calemine lotion Teething gel Nix Medicine dropper |
| Toiletries: | |
| toothbrush toothpaste deoderant razor noxema creme eucerin lotion brush/comb vaseline travel size baby shampoo baggie of q-tips/cotton balls baby nail clippers adult nail clippers |
2 hand sanitizer gel 160 huggie wipes lip balm travel dish detergent travel laundry detergent 52 size 2 diapers 1 cloth diaper tweezers saline glasses & case contacts & case insect repellant baby nasal aspirator |
| Food & Meal Supplies: | |
| Small Bowl 2 baby spoons Rice Cereal 1 bib Container of Cheerios 1 box nutrigrain bars Gum |
Bottle/nipple brush 2 playtex disposable bottle sets 1 healthflow disposable set 1 regular bottle 200 bottle liners different types of nipples small amount of carnation formula |
| Other: | |
| Baby Bjorn 2 money belts calculator 35mm camera 15 rolls of film Video Camera 1 8mm tape Video Cam battery & charger Sunglasses |
sewing kit voltage converter pacifier bouncy seat for baby 4-5 small toys 4 pens 3 blank notebooks tape $3,000 cash (actually spent around $1,600) |
| Paperwork: | |
| Dana's passport/visa & photocopy photocopy of Nate's passport notarized power of attorney marriage license birth certificates w2's, taxes, all schedules for past 3 years notarized employment letter for Nate Flight itenerary & tickets |
I-171 extra photocopy of I-171 extra blank copies of INS forms All Ha's original documents extra photocopy of Ha's documents extra photocopy of dossier visa application form photocopy of homestudy All agency instructions |
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