What are the most realistic and practical ways to keeping your passport and money safe?
I know the advice you will read everywhere is DO NOT leave your valuables in your room..but surely if you carry your passport and everything with you at all times its more likely to get stolen or lost than if you found somewhere to hide it in your room..?im just concerned about carrying my passport everywhere with me when im on trips to the beach or to a temple etc..
Any advice or experience would be great 😊 x
Reply to this I carry my passport with me at all times, and birth certificate, in different pockets. I've had things stolen from my room, even in a private house, which is very upsetting. Not much of a beach person, so that doesn't come up much.
Reply to this You should always carry your passport, credit cards and your primary money stash on your person at all times whenever possible. Keep all these items in a ziplock bag (in case of a rainy or a sweaty day) in one of those hidden pockets, worn either around your neck under your shirt or one that attaches to your belt and goes inside your pants. I use one from Eagle Creek. They are pickpocket proof. I usually carry a wallet with some daily spending money and a few fake credit cards in my regular pants pocket, if I lose it no big deal and I figure if I do ever get robbed it might be enough of a decoy they wont look any further.
If you are going to the beach and have to go in the water I would leave that stuff in the hotel safe for the day, along with your camera. I typically keep my camera in my daypack in a small waterproof container. If I leave these things with the hotel I can put a small lock on the container and tie the key to my bathing suit, this way no one can go and get a look at my credit cards while I am away without me knowing about it. Better safe than sorry...
Dominick
Reply to this I have to agree with what Dominick has said, I always use a neck wallet or one that attaches to my belt and can be hidden inside my pants. It can be a pain but no matter where in your room you think is a good spot to hide something a thief can probably use the same thinking to find it. Good luck and safe travels.
Reply to this I travel with a body wallet and always intend to use it... In India at the mo and our stratergy is normally to lock my main bag (with valuables inside), lock it to something immovable in the room and then, using my own padlock, lock the room. This works. If you cannot use your own padlock for the room most places have a safe you can use. On trains and buses we keep our valuables in our day sack and lock the main bag to a luggage rack etc.... Money belts are a pain. They advertise the fact you have things worth stealing upon you and they are uncomfortable. Prob bad advice, but this is what we do. its worked for four long trips now....
Reply to this Hi there - I do not recommend carrying your passport on your day trips. Carry a copy of your passport if you need it for identification. I use the safes provided in the hotel as long as I can use my own padlock, or I set the combination. I lock any valuables in my bag in my room. When out and about I am careful about how much money I have in my wallet and very careful to watch it. I usually have some emergency cash squirreled away somewhere on my person as well. I've never been a big believer in money belts and this was proven correct when I was robbed at gunpoint recently in Buenos Aires - they took my bag, lifted my shirt looking for a money belt, and frisked my pockets looking for more cash. I was very happy my passport was in my room in the safe and only I had the combination. It was immediately after this that I started carrying the emergency cash!
Reply to this Here is what I have learned in my travels. I have had my passport photocopied, shrunk to license size and laminated, and that is what I carry at all times. You can do this almost anywhere that offers copy services.
When I check into a hotel I always ask to have my passport put in the hotel safe (every hotel has one), I do not use room safes. Money I usually withdraw as I go (ATM's are almost everywhere at this point) or stash so that only a magician can find it.
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david kemp
Reply to this I have a hidden wallet sewn into my pants. It can only be accessed from the inside (by pulling it out), and is impossible to see of get to for anybody. I keep cash and my credit card there and only small amounts of money elsewhere. I found it to be immensely valuable and convenient.
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