What to pack in your travel first-aid kit

One way to ensure your vacation goes smoothly is to be prepared for anything — including illnesses, weather and hotel evacuations. Minor injuries and ailments are another risk. That's why we recommend taking a portable first-aid everywhere you go.If you get sick or hurt while abroad, having the right remedies on hand can save you the hassle of searching for a drugstore in a foreign place — and, in some cases, even save your life.Here are some basic items to pack in your travel first-aid kit so you'll never be caught off-guard.Allergy treatmentsALEXANDR KOLESNIKOV/GETTYTravelers with severe allergies are probably accustomed to packing prescription antihistamines or an Epi-Pen wherever they go. But even if this isn't you, you never know when you may encounter a new type of pollen or get a bad reaction to an insect bite while traveling. Or, like me, you might learn the hard way that you're allergic to a new brand of sunscreen on the first day of your beach vacation (yikes).Ever since that experience, I always bring a supply of over-the-counter allergy pills and antihistamine eye drops, plus anti-itch cream for heat rashes, bug bites and the like.Basic wound care suppliesGRACE CARY/GET...