Originally Posted by
techman41973
Appreciate all the great advice.
The only concern I still have is leaving a spare credit card or cash in my hotel room. Even in US hotels, items from luggage and even hotel safes are commonly stolen by hotel staff. I'm sure in many 3rd world countries, this is even a bigger problem. It may not be a problem in asia or europe.
Where in Asia? If you're going to Japan, you could leave your credit card and thousands of dollars in cash out in the open in your room and you're fine. Parts of SE Asia or India, not so much.
Traveling in Europe is like traveling in the US, except with better medical care in some countries. Exercise caution like you would in any US city and don't sweat it. Do you have an AMEX? I believe they can assist best in case of an emergency.
For the record, I got really sick once in Germany and was treated free of charge. Not sure how this works in other countries but it was truly the best medical service I have ever had.
About the antibiotics.. really? If you're sick enough to need them, you should just suck it up and see a local doctor. They have docs even in developing nations and they're often very cheap.