Packing Valuables

1. Always carry valuables on your person, not in a purse, not in a flight bag. Only other place is a safe deposit box at a hotel or ship.

By valuables, I mean passport, return tickets, travelers checks, money, credit cards, and medication.

2. Have a photo copy made of your passport ID page, airline tickets and credit cards before you embark on your trip. Keep them somewhere other than with the passport and tickets. If you lose any of the above mentioned, the photocopy will expedite getting replacements.

3. Always carry extra passport photos. Handy if you need visa in a hurry, or if you lose your passport.

4. Do NOT take valuable jewelry. You probably won't see any of the people you meet along the way again. And if your jewelry is necessary to impress them, they aren't worth your while anyway.