Travel with Stan: May 2008

Monday, May 12, 2008

Travel Tips

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Travel Tips

What to leave behind when traveling abroad

1. Valuable or expensive-looking jewelry

2. Irreplaceable family objects

3. All unnecessary credit cards

4. Your Social Security card, library card and similar items you may routinely cary in your wallet.

5. Leave a copy of your itinerary with family or friends at home in case they need to contact you in an emergency.

6. Make two photocopies of your passport identification page, airline tickets, driver’s license and the credit cards that you plan to bring with you. Leave one photocopy of this data with family or friends at home; pack the other in a place separate from where you carry the originals.

7. Leave a copy of the serial numbers of your travelers’ checks with a friend or relative at home. Carry your copy with you in a separate place and, as you cash the checks, cross them off the list.

— Compiled by the U.S. Department of State

When traveling outside the US, visit travel.state.gov for its latest updates.