Travel with Stan: Pope Arrives Today

Friday, March 23, 2012

Pope Arrives Today

Benedict XVI is scheduled to fly to Leon in Guanajuato this afternoon, and while the visit will cost authorities dearly, the papal visit is expected to generate something like $80 million for the state. Security measures are tight, and while there may be some protests about papal attitudes toward abortion, homosexuality and pedophial, no trouble is forecast. His Holiness may meet with four candidates participating in the July presidential election. The 84-year-old Pope on Monday flies on to Cuba.

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Jimm Budd

Reporting From Mexico City

Member of the Society of American Travel Writers

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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

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