from the airport to
your hotel
·
Purchase a waist or neck security pouch that hangs inside your
clothing not a money belt!
·
Assemble a traveler's survival kit
o
Toilet paper and/or wipes
o
Mini-flashlight
o
First aid kit
o
Prescription medications in original containers with your
doctors prescription for the medications
o
Door
stopper
o
Leatherman
tool
o
Water
bottle
o
Spare eye glasses and copy of prescription
o
Alarm clock with spare batteries
o
Means to purify water (Potable Aqua or purifier)
o
Sunscreen with SPF of 15 - 30
o
Bug dope - 30% DEET is sufficient
o
Door
wedge
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Selecting
clothing
o
Avoid flashy clothes that advertise who you are
o
Avoid expensive looking jewelry - it doesn't have to be
expensive just look expensive although even this may draw
attention to you that you don't want
o
Wear shoes that are comfortable to walk in
o
Plan for bad weather It is always going to be wetter than
expected, unseasonably cool and windier than usual!
o
Try to blend in as best you can those that stand out become
targets
o
Don't wear clothing that makes you stand out and announces
"Here I am. I'm rich. Rob me!"
o
Backpacks and fanny packs scream "tourist" and invite a
criminal to pull or cut the bag off you or slit the bottom and
steal your belongings.
o
Carry all valuables in under clothes body belts
Your Travel documents
·
Passports are the world's hottest commodities keep them safe.
Be sure to keep copies of your passport and hide the original.
Carry three copies of the passport and other relevant information:
two in separate areas of your baggage and one on your body.
·
Photocopy everything especially the contents of your wallet/purse
and the important pages of your passport.
·
Don't carry your passport, leave it in the hotel safe, and carry a
copy.
