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shona
United Kingdom
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Joined: 20 Jul 2008
Status: offline |  Posted - 01 May 2009 : 12:20:28  
| Can i ask all you experts, where do you leave your passports while on holiday?
Our villa does not have a safe. Some advice is just leave it in the villa anyway, others say always carry them with you!
Thanks for any advice |
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florida4sun
 United Kingdom
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Madabouttigger
 United Kingdom
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Joined: 02 Jun 2003
Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2009 : 15:30:08
| | We always leave ours in the safe - but if you havent got one - can you lock it in your suit case? |
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solanasunshine
 United Kingdom
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CarolAnn
United Kingdom
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Joined: 12 Apr 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2009 : 16:58:15
| We usually either lock in a safe if provided or carry it around. Have to admit, it is not too much bother to carry it around  |
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SDJ
 United Kingdom
2577 Posts
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2009 : 21:20:16
| If you do not have any other form of photo ID you will need to carry it round with you in any case. I am sure that it is a Florida State Law requirement that you carry photo id at all times. No doubt someone will correct me if I am wrong
Sandra |
http://www.orlandovillas.com/florida-vacation-rental-3181.aspx |
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dsv77
 United Kingdom
293 Posts
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
Status: offline | Posted - 01 May 2009 : 22:02:49
| most places ask for photo id if you are cashing travelers cheques,so if dont have a photo driving licence you will need to have it with you. We were stopped on the I-27 by the police late one night and the police asked for our passport because we have the old style licence, luckily I had my husbands in my bag.
When i do leave it in the villa I usually put them in a plastic bag along with tickets etc and tape them to the back of the headboard in the master or the underside of a drawer. |
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Maddie
United Kingdom
295 Posts
Joined: 11 Mar 2007
Status: offline | Posted - 02 May 2009 : 22:56:07
| We used to hide them around the villa until we got a safe...thing was we change where we'd put them and forget were we'd hidden them...does that make sense?
Maddie |
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mu11en
United Kingdom
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Joined: 06 Mar 2009
Status: offline | Posted - 02 May 2009 : 23:41:08
| | cornflakes box |
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Albert the Frog
 United Kingdom
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Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Status: offline | Posted - 03 May 2009 : 21:31:16
| quote:
Originally posted by mu11en
cornflakes box
Knowing my wife she'd forget and we'd find them soggy at the bottom of the bowl!! |
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KathleenO
2 Posts
Joined: 24 May 2009
Status: offline | Posted - 24 May 2009 : 04:38:27
| | I always carry my passport and other important documents in a money belt with me everywhere i go. It's never worth the risk of losing it! |
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becbecs
 United Kingdom
4075 Posts
Joined: 03 Jan 2005
Status: offline | Posted - 24 May 2009 : 09:38:11
| We have a double lockable cupboard at our villa just for us. We keep a number of things in it which are extemely useful when we are in Florida but no use taking back to the UK.
We lock our passports in this cupboard for safe keeping along with other things we feel need to be kept safe. |
Jane & Fraser
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brendawilliams
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Sniff
Germany
674 Posts
Joined: 03 May 2006
Status: offline | Posted - 25 May 2009 : 09:50:18
| quote:
Originally posted by brendawilliams
If the suitcase is empty it is unlikely to be of interest to any thief.
...other than as an easy way to carry away all your other belongings...  |
Keith |
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canarypam
United Kingdom
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florida4sun
United Kingdom
8570 Posts
Joined: 16 Feb 2002
Status: offline | Posted - 25 May 2009 : 12:53:02
| It makes no difference, as they have all the info on file anyway. You get issued with a temp permit to travel, which is basicly a sheet of A4 paper. Took me about 30 minutes to get mine issued, I was very impressed with how quick and easy everything was.
quote:
Originally posted by online
I always carry mine with me.
I was asked in Target the other day to show ID because I was buying wine. I told the cashier I was flattered.....I'm the wrong side of 50
I read an article the other day that suggested taking a photocopy of your passport and always carrying that with you separately, just in case the passport gets lost/stolen, as it would make it an awful lot easier to get a replacement.
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shona
United Kingdom
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 May 2009 : 09:58:00
| | where is the first point of contact if you do loose your passport? |
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MJG
United Kingdom
180 Posts
Joined: 09 Aug 2008
Status: offline | Posted - 29 Jun 2009 : 00:00:29
| My passport goes with me where ever I go,
reason one
I drive in the US and accordingly may need photo ID
reason two
I purchase alcohol in the US and accordingly may need photo ID (I did five years ago at aged 46 in Wallmart!!!!)
I just take great care and know where my PP is at all times.quote:
Originally posted by shona
where is the first point of contact if you do loose your passport?
First report to the Police and then the British consulate is how I think it goes.
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E. Cosgrove
 United Kingdom
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Joined: 26 Apr 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 29 Jun 2009 : 07:17:38
| After being stopped by the Park Ranger in CA we learned the hard way to always carry photo ID.
I was also asked for it a couple of times on our most recent trip when paying by CC.
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