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.
Nowhere in the world is absolutely risk free but items are not "commonly stolen" from hotel safes by staff. It does happen but it not common.
And even if it does happen credit and debit cards can be replaced and I wouldn't leave so much cash in a hotel safe that I couldn't comfortably absorb the costs.