Comments on: 5 Ways To Protect Your Essential Travel Documents http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:37:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Cook http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-61982 Chris Cook Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:22:59 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-61982 If you ask your bank, most will provide you with a number you can call collect from an international location. This can come in handy when, well, all your money has been stolen along with your credit cards. If you ask your bank, most will provide you with a number you can call collect from an international location. This can come in handy when, well, all your money has been stolen along with your credit cards.

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]]> By: Heather http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-61369 Heather Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:48:02 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-61369 Daniel is right on-- 800 numbers don't work from most foreign pay phones. I just had this issue in Mexico. My credit card was stopped by my bank for unusual spending. I attempted to call the 800 number from my cell phone and airport pay phones-- no luck. I ended up having to call a friend in the U.S. who called the bank to get a non-800 number, which I then called. Keep the 800 number they give you, but also make sure you get a non-800 number as well! Daniel is right on– 800 numbers don’t work from most foreign pay phones.

I just had this issue in Mexico. My credit card was stopped by my bank for unusual spending. I attempted to call the 800 number from my cell phone and airport pay phones– no luck. I ended up having to call a friend in the U.S. who called the bank to get a non-800 number, which I then called.

Keep the 800 number they give you, but also make sure you get a non-800 number as well!

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]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-60797 Elizabeth Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:26:52 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-60797 Interesting article! I've read that lost and stolen passports are one of the leading reasons travelers need consular assistance. Marie has a good point... Tourists make easy targets because they often let their guard down on vacation. Add a little alcohol into the mix and it's easy to misplace something or for someone to take advantage of you. Interesting article! I’ve read that lost and stolen passports are one of the leading reasons travelers need consular assistance.

Marie has a good point… Tourists make easy targets because they often let their guard down on vacation. Add a little alcohol into the mix and it’s easy to misplace something or for someone to take advantage of you.

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]]> By: Marie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-60796 Marie Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:22:10 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-60796 Number 5 has many good points, but I think you might be missing one: Watch your alcohol intake if you want to stay clear-headed. Number 5 has many good points, but I think you might be missing one: Watch your alcohol intake if you want to stay clear-headed.

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]]> By: Chris Cook http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-60696 Chris Cook Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:39:47 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-60696 Thanks Jeff and Daniel. Both great suggestions. I like the idea of saving an encrypted .pdf file just not sure if taking along something else that can be lost or stolen fixes the problem. Would an encrypted file on an e-mail be a safe way to go perhaps? Thanks Jeff and Daniel. Both great suggestions. I like the idea of saving an encrypted .pdf file just not sure if taking along something else that can be lost or stolen fixes the problem. Would an encrypted file on an e-mail be a safe way to go perhaps?

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]]> By: Lu Lu Palmer http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-60580 Lu Lu Palmer Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:53:34 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-60580 Hi Christopher: I read your article and it was very informative. I hadn't given any thought to what I would do if I lost my passport but now, thanks to you I will be very careful on my next trip abrord. Thanks Hi Christopher: I read your article and it was very informative. I hadn’t given any thought to what I would do if I lost my passport but now, thanks to you I will be very careful on my next trip abrord. Thanks

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]]> By: Jeff http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-60559 Jeff Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:35:42 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-60559 I have an issue with leaving an e-mail open in my account, especially with the security issues inherent with any Microsoft based system. I scan copies of all of my important docs and save an encrypted .pdf copy on a flash drive that I carry with me and store separately from my docs. The one time I had to access my docs in an emergency, a bank in Dublin was kind enough to borrow one of their computers to access the flash drive for my info. I have an issue with leaving an e-mail open in my account, especially with the security issues inherent with any Microsoft based system.

I scan copies of all of my important docs and save an encrypted .pdf copy on a flash drive that I carry with me and store separately from my docs.

The one time I had to access my docs in an emergency, a bank in Dublin was kind enough to borrow one of their computers to access the flash drive for my info.

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]]> By: Daniel Harbecke http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/comment-page-1/#comment-60554 Daniel Harbecke Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:49:15 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/04/10/5-ways-to-protect-your-essential-travel-documents/#comment-60554 Valuable article, Christopher! Be forewarned, 800 numbers don't work too well in Europe! It also helps if you let your credit card companies know you're going abroad, so the sudden charge in Botswana doesn't seem so suspicious. (BTW, if Ian or Tim come looking for me, tell them you haven't seen me...) =) Valuable article, Christopher! Be forewarned, 800 numbers don’t work too well in Europe! It also helps if you let your credit card companies know you’re going abroad, so the sudden charge in Botswana doesn’t seem so suspicious.

(BTW, if Ian or Tim come looking for me, tell them you haven’t seen me…) =)

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