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Will his passport or current license do the trick, or must he apply for an international driver's license?
How much will insurance cost?
3. Photocopies! The traveler should make photocopies of his driver's license, passport, credit cards, social security card, and any other important documents she is carrying.
One extra set should go with the traveler in a separate place in his luggage from the originals, and a second set should stay with a trusted relative or friend.
If, for some reason, he loses his paperwork, he can call home to get the necessary numbers, or the friend can fax them to the officials.
4. Traveler's insurance is always a good idea. Always. Even if it is never used - which, by the way, would be a good thing, it's inexpensive and worth it.
5. Prescription medication should be packed, along with the actual written prescription from the doctor. An extra set of eyeglasses or contacts is also a good idea.
The medication should always be packaged in original correctly-labeled bottles.
An obscure, unmarked bottle or bag of drug in the luggage will tie things up considerably in the airport customs department.
6. A credit card company will become suspicious if an account based in, say, Iowa begins making charges in Madagascar.
The traveler should contact his credit card companies to alert them that he will be making charges in specific locations, preventing their alarm and temporary suspension of the account.
7. The traveler must mentally prepare himself for an exhausting trip to and from his destination.
Be ready for it, overseas travel is grueling, even if all goes well.
By E. E. Kane
www.travelidea.biz
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