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How To Travel Abroad Safely Six Important Tips You Need To Know In An Emergency
illions of Americans with your family or friends at
enjoy the adventure and home.
experience of traveling
abroad each year. But even the 2. Do Your Homework.
best-planned vacation can turn
into a nightmare in the face of a Take the time to read up on the
natural disaster, terrorist country you are visiting. Pay
attack, civil unrest, illness or attention to local customs and
other emergency situation. laws. Remember that once you
leave the United States, U.S.
Fortunately, with a little laws no longer apply. Also, watch
forethought you can prepare for out for travel warnings and
your trip in a way that offers consider postponing or relocating
you the most security and peace your trip if danger is present.
of mind even while visiting
international locations. 3. Tell Your Friends and
Family Where You Will Be.
1. Have the Right Paperwork.
Leave a copy of your itinerary,
including flight numbers, hotels
A valid passport, current and and contact information, and any
with the emergency page complete, other plans, with your family or
along with any necessary visas, friends at home. In the event of
is essential. The U.S. Department an emergency, they'll have a
of State recommends that you make starting place of where to look.
two copies of the identification
page of your passport--one to
keep with you (if you lose your 4. Register With the Nearest
passport this will help you get U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
it replaced) and one to leave
These agencies help close to cards with you and determine what
200,000 Americans each year who medical services are covered
fall victim to crime, accident or while you're overseas. The U.S.
illness or whose family is trying Bureau of Consular Affairs also
to contact them due to an recommends that you carry a
emergency. In the event of a letter from your physician
natural disaster like Hurricane describing any pre-existing
Wilma, which stranded thousands medical conditions and names of
of tourists in Mexico's Yucatan medications, along with any
Peninsula, it's the embassy or medications you take (in their
consulates job to locate original containers with labels).
Americans and help them. You may also want to take an
extra week's worth of medication
If you register your trip with with you in the event of
the agency, it will be much emergency.
easier for them to locate you.
Also be sure to take the 6. Make Sure Your Cell Phone
addresses and telephone numbers Has International Access.
of U.S. embassies and consulates Not every cell phone will work
in the countries you will visit once you travel outside of the
with you on your trip. United States. Making sure that
your cell phone does work when
5. Be Prepared Medically. you're abroad makes it much
easier to stay in touch with
loved ones at home in the event
Make sure to take your insurance of an emergency.
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