| Heading off overseas for week or two? Booked | | | | helpfully cancel your account because of all those |
| your tickets? Arranged your hotels? But what | | | | charges you start creating in Europe if the card is |
| have you not remember to do: read on for what | | | | normally used in California! |
| you must do before getting on that plane! | | | | Set up your free email account. Don't bother |
| Is your passport is up to date? Also make sure | | | | trying to login to your local ISP's webmail - they |
| its not damaged to the point of issues at the | | | | are generally horrible and slow. Setup a gmail or |
| border or check-in desk. If there is damage to | | | | yahoo account before you go and forward your |
| the photo page you probably need a new one. | | | | current email account to it - you may find you |
| Do you have a copy of your prescription | | | | never go back to your old account. |
| medicines? Not just the pills themselves but you | | | | If you are blind bat without your prescription |
| need a copy of the prescription with you in case | | | | glasses make sure you have a spare pair of |
| your pills or luggage get separated from you. | | | | glasses or contacts and a copy of your |
| Preferably scanned and accessible from your | | | | prescription. If you are heading to Asia or many |
| email account. | | | | other parts of the world you will be able to pick |
| Do you know how to enable international roaming | | | | up a spare pair of glasses for a lot less than |
| on your cell phone. Your cell phone may become | | | | home. |
| a heavy address book if you don't know what | | | | Time zone education. If you are taking your |
| you have to do to make it work overseas. Check | | | | mobile and expecting your family to call you - |
| the call rates too while you are talking to your | | | | educate them as to time difference at your |
| provider. | | | | destination - unless you want to take calls at 5am |
| Tell your credit/debit card provider that your | | | | that is! |
| usage pattern will change. You don't want to | | | | |