What to Bring to the
Chewing gum, you can’t get Extra, Denteen or any good stuff here.
Bring Newspapers, Magazines and BOOKS. The bookstores are poor here. Newspapers are greatly appreciated by those that have been out for a while.
If you have favourite hair jells, product, etc. bring them.
If you like a quality bed sheets, bring your own. Same goes with pillows.
Food is tricky, They don’t have Clamatto juice here. You can’t get hollandaise sauce and some other packets of sauce either.
Shorts, not too many pants, it’s really warm here year round.
Cool shirts. No need for jackets or sweaters. The only jacket you will need is a light weight rain jacket with hood. You can get completely soaked in about 10 seconds when the Monsoon rain hits, but at least it’s warm. The humidity means you don’t dry quickly either.
Big people take note:
Men, if you are size 12 or bigger, you will find it next to impossible to find shoes, flip flops or sandals.
Large underwear is not European large, bring a good supply.
Caution bringing DVD’s they are liable to confiscation if found by the Customs people at the airport when they X-ray your baggage for contraband.
They are typically looking for DVDs, VHS tapes, Liquor, etc.
They will most likely take movies that have not already shown up on video store shelves in Male’.
If they take videos they go to the Censor Board and you can pick them up about a month later after paying a fee if they are ‘acceptable’ i.e. no kissing, sex or nudity.
Unless you have a pork permit you could get pork sausage taken. But that’s not their primary concern.
If you have a liquor permit you can bring in your ration (3 litres & 60 cans of beer/month)
If you have favourite hair jells, product
Don’t worry about eye glasses. There are plenty of optometrists that will test your eyes and