Document Tips

Make photo copies of all your travel documents and give them to your traveling companions and you hold theirs. Your copies could save you a lot of time and hassle should you loose the originals while traveling.  Here is what I copy:

• Passport page with numbers & photo
• All Tickets, Passes and Vouchers for Air, Rail, Car, Hotel
• Credit Cards front and back.  (Having the 800 # makes it easier to call someone back home to report stolen or lost cards when you have having trouble reporting it in a foreign country!)
• Emergency phone numbers & contact people back home

Mele Fujiwara, TERC Travel Consultant

I created a vault and it is very easy. They even have a service which allows family & friends to leave you e-mail and voice mail at ekno...you can send your friends the instructions from on-site. I have not yet done it, but I imagine you can scan & upload copies of your documents to the vault. Try it, it's great!  Aloha,  Cherry Sciotto of Oahu 12 Oct. 2000

Check out these TERC articles and web sites for more information:

     Dressing for Safety

     Readers Tips on Staying Safe from Theft

     Find Cyber Cafes in Europe

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