Comments on: Preparing to travel around the world http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/ Giving My Child the World. Inspiring Others. Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:34:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 By: Pretraveller http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/#comment-26316 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:34:16 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=3421#comment-26316 Nicole and Michael, thanks for sharing your packing tips! I totally agree on all of them.

On my first solo big trip to Europe I stayed in hostels and got in the habit of putting my money belt which contained my passport, airline tickets (yes, this was a few years ago…), spare money and cards etc under my mattress while I slept to reduce the risk of someone stealing it all.

When I stayed in Interlaken I headed out for a full day out and only realised about an hour later than I had accidentally left my money belt with all of my valuables under the mattress. I had enough money on me for my day out but I fretted the whole day, and breathed a big sign of relief when i got back to find it till there…

i don’t think I will ever do that again!

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/#comment-23506 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:56:28 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=3421#comment-23506 In reply to Sam.

Yeah, sometimes you just have to fork it over. I’m always nervous about it even when it’s a consulate official!

]]> By: Sam http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/#comment-23491 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:25:41 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=3421#comment-23491 I try to keep to the rule of ‘don’t let anyone leave with your passport’ too, but the other day, crossing the boarder from Argentina to Bolivia by overnight bus, I had no choice but to leave my passport with the driver. I told my partner I thought it wasn’t a good idea, but he seemed to think it’d be perfectly fine, (Spoiler: it was fine in the end), but I ended up preventing him from sleeping because he was so worried by the stories I’d told him!

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/#comment-23234 Thu, 30 May 2013 15:21:06 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=3421#comment-23234 In reply to The Guy.

Having online copies is also important in case paper ones get lost.

]]> By: The Guy http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/#comment-23224 Thu, 30 May 2013 13:02:24 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=3421#comment-23224 Some great tips here. Taking copies of things is something which we should all think of and keep them in a separate bag to the originals!

Don’t forget medications too both in your carry on and checked luggage if you have plenty.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/#comment-23145 Wed, 29 May 2013 05:32:40 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=3421#comment-23145 In reply to Dyanne@TravelnLass.

I definitely agree. This happened to me when we were in Honduras, and it was a major challenge getting a new bank card sent to us. If I didn’t have a backup, we would’ve been screwed big time.

]]> By: Dyanne@TravelnLass http://1dad1kid.com/preparing-to-travel-around-the-world/#comment-23132 Wed, 29 May 2013 00:56:59 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=3421#comment-23132 “Tell the Bank And then tell them again..and again! We have had our credit card (which is our debit card and only source of money!)”

Wise advice indeed. But no way would I ever recommend traveling with but a single credit card. What if you lose it? What if it’s stolen? What if an ATM machine eats it?

Far better to carry at least two (or even THREE) credit/debit cards – and preferably accounts from two (or three) DIFFERENT BANKS. That way if one bank decides to put a freeze on your card – at least you have access to your funds while you sort it out.

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