Five things (most) women should pack when traveling to a foreign country

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Tampons are very much in Europe and in the same brands we have at home. Bringing tampons to the EU is truly a waste of your luggage space. Just go to any pharmacy and there they are. Tampax. Playtex. OB. All there.

Also, if you are traveling to the EU, you can leave your scripts for UTIs and whatnot at home. The pharmacies there have different meds that - in my experience - work better than what you can get in the US. I truly prefer European allergy meds and antibiotics to what we have available in the US.

This list would work if you are going to a developing country, but you aren't roughing it in the wilds if you are in Milan, Italy, or Paris, France, so do (author) please take the time to specify where your advice is for.

Guess what, there are even razors, hair dryers, curling irons, Starbucks, and Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Europe. And HSBC bank.

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