How to Carry Valuables While Traveling

The rule to follow when traveling with valuables is to take what you need and hide it well. Leave the rest - including irreplaceable treasures and excess credit cards - at home.

Things You'll Need

  • Money Belts
  • Travelers' Checks
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Instructions

    • 1

      Carry traveler's checks and one or two major credit cards instead of cash.

    • 2

      Create two lists of the serial numbers of your traveler's checks. Leave one with a friend or relative at home, and carry your copy with you. Cross the numbers off as you cash the checks.

    • 3

      Make two copies of your passport identification page, airline tickets, driver's license and credit cards. Leave one photocopy with family or friends at home; carry the other in a place other than where you carry your other valuables.

    • 4

      Lock your passport, cash and credit cards in a hotel safe, whenever possible. If you have to carry them, keep them in your inside pockets, in a money belt around your waist, or around your neck and tucked under your shirt.

    • 5

      Avoid storing valuables in handbags, fanny packs and outside pockets; these are easy targets.

    • 6

      Take small amounts of money from automatic teller machines. Avoid taking out large amounts for all to see.

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