34 - Sunday, Januury 19, 1986 - North Shore News

Xerox cards before departure

EVERY NOW and again | get a request for a col-
umn based on travel tips I’ve collected over the

years.

One reader called the other
dzy saying he’d lost his copy
and would I reprint the arti-
cle. Rather than look through
eight years of Travel-Wise,
here’s an updated version.

° Before you leave home,
photocopy all your credit
cards, important documents
and the first page of your
passport. Carry a copy in
your luggage and leave
another copy at home.

© Don't forget to take out ex-
tended medical insurance for
the duration of your holiday.
If you’re a frequent traveller,
check into the cost of a yearly
package. Read the fine print
in your policy — many in-

e Treat yourself to a new

suitcase if your old one is
heavy or has no wheels. Look

travel-
wise

by Barbara McCreadie

clude a restrictive clause
relating to illnesses you've
been treated for within the
last six months.

for one that is short and wide
enough to be steady when
pulled fully packed. Test its
size when you walk up stairs

— tall bags don’t fit short
people — they bump on every
stair.

© Before you buy travellers’
cheques, check with a com-
pany that deals in’ interna-
tional finance such as Deak-
Perera and get their advice on
what currency ta carry. You
may be better to carry marks
or pesos rather than dollars.
Now is not a good time to use
Canadian dollars.

emf you are using an old

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