Do Your Homework – How To Stay Safe Away from Home

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If you are a student spending time overseas as part of your studies there will be plenty of things to occupy your mind both before you leave home and when you are there, but one aspect of your trip that always needs careful consideration is how to stay safe.

Nothing ruins an overseas trip quicker than the discovery that your travel documents or money have been stolen, or you find out all too late that you have fallen victim to a classic scam aimed at tourists or anyone new to the area targeted as vulnerable.

If you want to avoid a travel nightmare that could quickly spoil your foreign study adventure you need to take steps to prepare for the trip and for when you are traveling, so that you can protect your vital travel documents and maintain your personal safety.

This guide provides a useful checklist of classic travel issues and dilemmas, plus tips on what steps to take in order to avoid becoming one of the unfortunate people who has their stay ruined by an unforeseen and potentially avoidable problem.