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Make sure you have a signed, valid passport and visas, if required. Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your passport.
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Australian Medicare cards can be used in several countries to obtain free medical assistance, including New Zealand.
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Health should be of uppermost concern when travelling, and you are more likely to be ill when overseas, due to stress, different diet, etc. So try to rest well, eat healthily (cooked food) and drink clean water. Make sure you have health insurance.
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Carry a written copy of your medical history with you.
This should include: your name, address, phone no, blood type, immunizations, your doctor's name, address, and contact number, your health insurance carrier details and policy number, any ongoing health problems, list of your current medications, list of any allergies, any prescriptions for glasses or contact lenses, the name address and phone number of parents and another relative.
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Make 2 copies of your passport identification page. This will facilitate replacement if your passport is lost or stolen. Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other with you in a separate place from your passport.
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Leave a copy of your itinerary with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
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Prior to your departure, you should register your details with your country's travel registration website:
eg. US - link , Australia - link
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If necessary, you can often purchase a cheap prepaid mobile phone for the duration of your stay overseas from a large department store when you are there. On a recent trip to the U.S I paid a small amount for a prepaid mobile phone that came with free calls to the value of what I paid for the phone, and included two months network access.
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If you are traveling to a country where they drive on the opposite side of the road you will have to be more alert even as a pedestrian. The key thing to remember is that the cars are coming to you from the other direction. When crossing a road, we tend to look to one direction before stepping off the curb, but when the cars are driving on the other side, you will need to change this habit so that you look primarily in the other direction.
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If you can get away with it, only take cabin baggage with you when you fly. Sometimes it is easier to buy the things you really need when you arrive at your destination. It is a big drag having to lug large bags around, tend them for hours at airports, and wait around to collect them on arrival at your destination. There is also less to take through customs.
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Spare clothing: Always carry a spare change of clothing in your carry-on luggage. This way if your other bags are lost you don't waste time looking for new clothes while the airline are looking for your bags.
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Timesharing companies that call you up to attend presentations may seem annoying but they often give you several nights accommodation in popular tourist resorts, just for attending the promotion. Last year, we got four nights in Fiji for an admin fee of $80, saving hundreds.
If you do get one of these free accommodation offers however, find out how much it costs to get there once you land in the country. Sometimes its an expensive 2 hour bus ride from the airport. If the resort holds no particular interest for you, you would spend over $200 just getting there and back! In my case, a resort like this was perfect as I was a scuba diver and there is nothing better than a resort with a dive operator in the same complex (in Fiji). But if I hadn't have been, I would have been far better off in another resort as this resort had no other redeeming features.
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Credit cards: Tell your credit card company where and when you will be traveling, to help them prevent fraudulent use of your card.
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GPS units: These are becoming much cheaper, and if you plan on spending a lot of time in a particular country then it might be worth buying one that comes complete with the maps for that country.
If you are an outdoors type of person who likes bicycling or hiking then you should purchase a waterproof outdoors-style GPS that has a long battery life.
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Emergency money: Keep a small amount of cash hidden away for emergencies. A few travelers cheques are also a good backup. Several different sources of funds are the best bet, including credit cards.
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