An overseas trip
is almost a rite of passage, and once you
have the travel bug, you've usually got it for life, which means planning the
next trip is always on your mind. Travelling inevitably results in many of
life's great memories – good or bad!
Unfortunately, travel plans don’t
always include thinking about the things that could go wrong. Each year Foreign Affairs departments and consular officials handle hundreds of
thousands of cases of travellers in difficulty overseas.
There are a few things you can do before you pack your bag and while you're on
the road to stop you from becoming one of those unhappy consular statistics.
Keep your wits about you, trust sparingly and keep in touch – with the folks
back home, with current events that may affect you, and with fellow travellers
who can share tips and warnings.
We can't be with you on your journey, but we're always here to lend a hand with products and services to keep you travelling safely.
Online Travel Insurance
Wherever you're
from, you can take out a policy to cover wherever you're going in the world. Comprehensive
cover for adventurous travellers, available instantly – you can even extend
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Safety Advice
Get the safety
low-down on where YOU are going. From statistics to travel-logistics, risk of
crime down to political grime, we offer WorldNomads members the latest
up-to-date security briefings on hundreds of countries – for free.
It’s quick and easy to join as a member.
Language Guides
Essential
travel-phrase podcasts in 15 languages to get you conversing with the locals
and staying out of trouble. WorldNomads language guides.
Travel
Journals
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you use our travel insurance or not) for a free travel blog to keep in touch
with family and friends, as well as fellow travellers. Up-load images and share
your adventures. Start a journal.
Answers
Ask our network
of travellers, locals and experts for Answers to your travel query. If it's travel
safety that's worrying you Ask Phil directly. Phil and his Travel Safety team
will find you an answer usually within 24 hours.
We hope that you can be confident you'll stay safe - or at least be well prepared when the unexpected happens.
So, read on for more useful travel-safety
advice!
