Travel Essentials

Passport = from your own country. Visa = from the country you are visiting.

U.S. Passport Office

VISA: Do you need one?

These websites can help you get one, IF you need one.

Passport Visa Express
Travel Docs

Passport Holder

Your passport is more important than any other ID you carry. Keep your passport simple. Give it it’s own identity space. Don’t add alot of credit cards or other ID cards with it.

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Neck Wallet

RFID blocking. This helps protect sensitive information from being stolen by criminals using RFID readers. If you wear it under your shirt, the grey color will not stand out.

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Notice: do not keep your passport in your money belt. Your passport is more important than your money. Place this money pouch under your outer clothing, not openly around your waist. Also, this money belt is also RFID blocking. The more security you have, the better.

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Space Saver Bags

We did not have these in our day. We had to fold out clothing as neatly and as small as possible, and with two children, it made it even more interesting. Suitcase snaps do break occasionally.

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Contingency Medical

I’m impressed with this product. It’s not for everyone, but if you fit their mold, it can save your life. Talk a look. It includes one year of access to a prescribing physician for safe and effective medication use. Again, I’m impressed. Take a look. We are not connected to Contingency Medical as an affiliate. Click on the title or the photo.

CDC Foundation

Again, I’m impressed. We had none of this fifty years ago. Take a look at their “Yellow Book” and their blogs BEFORE you begin your travels. Click on the title or the photo.

First Aid Kit

Never underestimate “If something can go wrong, it will go wrong." And you will be surprised at how many friends you can make when you have this comprehensive medical kit. You should real the instructions or find someone who knows what they’re doing when you need this kit. There are cheaper ones out there, but if you find yourself in a foreign culture, you might not have the ability to ask for something you need in an emergency. Look at the photos on the amazon website and realize that this kit is not really that huge.

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Fire Blanket

It can happen. At home and traveling, especially when you are visiting friends and they ask you to cook. Buy a package of two, so when you botch using the first one, and if the house is still standing, you’ll have a second blanket to do it right the next time. If you have a habit of setting fire to things, buy two of these bags.

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