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Watch out for someone offering to take a picture of you with your
camera they'll disappear with it.
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Watch out for "gangs" of children in the streets they may rob you
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Beware of taking pictures of colorful locals they'll want money
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Be a people watcher.
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Make eye contact with someone who is acting suspicious.
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Do not accept food or drink from strangers. Criminals have been
known to drug food or drink offered to tourists. If you order a
canned or bottled liquid make sure it is unopened when you get it.
If it is open refuse it.
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To rob people, criminals in many countries are using scopolamine.
The usually procedure is for someone to approach you, open a
newspaper or similar object, and blow the powder in your face,
rendering you unconscious. Scopolamine is also put into food and
drinks.
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Be discrete with maps they advertise that you are a tourist.
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Keep all important information on a need-to-know basis. Never
share travel plans with strangers.
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Don't ignore your instincts. If you have a gut feeling that something
is not right, it probably isn't! Heed your inner conscience.
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Check the weather forecast for your destination and make sure you
bring the appropriate clothing
Medical Issues
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Keep medicines in the original containers and if they are
prescription have a copy of the prescription with you
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Social Security MEDICARE may provide for medical care outside
the US
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Consider enrolling in a medical evacuation insurance program such
as MEDJET.
Travel by train.
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Watch out for people hiding under your seats in a train carriage
waiting to rummage through your baggage.
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Carry your own baggage others will charge you for carrying it or
steal it.
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Use concealed tags on your luggage you don't have to tell thieves
where you live and that you are away from home.
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Put bold identification marking on your suitcases.
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Watch out when the door closing on a crowded metro, underground
that's when someone will steal your wallet and leave the train.
Be an informed traveler.
