Originally Posted by
techman41973
I'm looking for general guidance on preparing for emergencies for international travel.
1. I've been told to always keep with me the telephone # of the U.S embassy and state department.
2. I've been told to keep photocopies of my drivers license and passport. Other than my wallet, what other locations should I keep a copy?
3. Its probably best to take a 2nd ATM and 2nd credit card as a backup, but where should I store my backup cards?
4. In case of theft, is it a good idea to keep some spare cash in my shoe or are those money belts a better option?
5. Keep a record of international telephone numbers of my credit cards in case I have to report them lost or stolen.
6. make sure I'm covered under my medical insurance when I'm overseas
7 Ask my Dr. for an antibiotic prescription before leaving in case I get sick
Is there anything else I should prepare?
A lot of it also depends whether you're traveling personally, or for employer's business......Let them keep a copy in office, or with your director/HR, etc as employee record.
-Keep a paper copy with a relative/family member in the US(or wherever you're from). In case you lose email account due to password issue, etc, you'd want a paper copy stashed somewhere.
-Not sure about you, but I have my D/L number memorized, and also know my citizenship number. As long as I know them, I'm good.
-Cash is king in many other countries.
-Phone numbers of banks are always available online, not really needed to keep somewhere, if u can, it would be ok.
-Keep in mind the expiry dates of medicines when u obtain prescriptions.
-Often times its cheaper to obtain insurance abroad....US companies make it difficult to reimbursements sometimes.
- An important thing is also to keep a copy of 'confirmation of employment' with you.