30 Travel Tips: Safety, Packing, Etiquette
Jun 9, 2011, 9:51 am
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I'm not sure if a photo of a passport would be of much use to someone with malicious intent, certainly less than a drivers license (which is why my passport card is what someone will get if ID is required, from the TDCer at the airport checkpoint, to being carded for alcohol.
I can remotely wipe my BlackBerry, but that's about it. Do Android phones have some more advanced features?
Not only can you track your missing iPhone via GPS, you can force it back to the lock screen, change the lock code, send it a message that will display on the screen (and make a sound even if it's on silent--great for finding it when it's slipped into the couch cushions), and--if necessary--allow you to remote-wipe it if you believe it has fallen into the wrong hands.
Jun 9, 2011, 10:41 am
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I'm not sure if a photo of a passport would be of much use to someone with malicious intent, certainly less than a drivers license (which is why my passport card is what someone will get if ID is required, from the TDCer at the airport checkpoint, to being carded for alcohol.
I can remotely wipe my BlackBerry, but that's about it. Do Android phones have some more advanced features?
I can remotely wipe my BlackBerry, but that's about it. Do Android phones have some more advanced features?
Jun 9, 2011, 11:04 am
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Jun 9, 2011, 1:22 pm
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Jun 9, 2011, 9:23 pm
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Several places around the world require a copy of your passport for things, such as exchanging money in Mexico. I am not sure how much can be done with a picture of the passport, but I certainly haven't thought twice when a copy has been needed for e.g. getting a drivers licence etc.
So many things to remember.. but I do carry a photocopy of the passport in case..
Jun 9, 2011, 10:34 pm
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Sep 10, 2012, 10:41 am
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Resurrecting the thread...
I travel with a small 120 lumen flashlight with a strobe function for protection. Situational awareness is first and foremost, but 120 flashing lumens blasted into the face of an attacker will often disorient the bad guy long enough to put distance between you and them.
I travel with a small 120 lumen flashlight with a strobe function for protection. Situational awareness is first and foremost, but 120 flashing lumens blasted into the face of an attacker will often disorient the bad guy long enough to put distance between you and them.
Sep 10, 2012, 2:47 pm
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Carry your own toiletry bag. I have a small leather Prada bag (probably originally made to be a small ladies cosmetic bag) that I've placed in it: set of ear plugs, small bottle of sanitary gel, a tester size cologne (the freebie ones), very small (finger size) flash light, small mirror (picked up ages ago from a Swiss Air toiletry bag), portable tooth brush/paste, plastic tooth pick, a cotton swab, a cotton ball, and Aqua Di Parma lotion.
Had it for years and never travel without it.
Had it for years and never travel without it.
Sep 10, 2012, 11:23 pm
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Resurrecting the thread...
I travel with a small 120 lumen flashlight with a strobe function for protection. Situational awareness is first and foremost, but 120 flashing lumens blasted into the face of an attacker will often disorient the bad guy long enough to put distance between you and them.
I travel with a small 120 lumen flashlight with a strobe function for protection. Situational awareness is first and foremost, but 120 flashing lumens blasted into the face of an attacker will often disorient the bad guy long enough to put distance between you and them.
Not the least of which is if you are simply getting up at night and need to find your way in an unknown room without turning on the big lights.
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Sep 10, 2012, 11:57 pm
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You can buy (travel-type) clocks which double as flashlights: when you pick up the clock from the bed-stand the flashlight component activates. You can then carry it to guide yourself through an unlit room - handy for navigating hotel rooms.
Sep 11, 2012, 12:30 am
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At this point, why not just use your cell phone? The screen provides enough illumination to see yet isn't too much and it has alarm clock functionality.
Sep 14, 2012, 2:52 pm
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Scan important documents such as passports, IDs, credit cards, etc. and email them to yourself or send to cloud. That way if ever lost and needed copies they are just a PC/iPad/etc away.
Sep 14, 2012, 4:05 pm
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If you don't specifically have a cloud storage service, one option rather than emailing them to yourself is to attach them to an email and save it as a draft.
Sep 14, 2012, 4:48 pm
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Cool. I didn't know that existed. I do have the exact same thing though in an Iphone app called Alarm Clock Pro. Works very well.