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DonC
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CA
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I've travelled a lot to various countries in the Middle East. Some have long lists of banned prescription drugs - even many of the basics. You also need to be careful about any fluids in your bags that they may think is alcohol.
"The Drug Control Department of the Ministry of health does have special regulations for personal import of such items: patients or travelers carrying prescribed prescription medications must have their prescriptions issued by licensed U.S. doctors, attested by a notary public, and duly authenticated by both the secretary of state of one’s U.S. state, and finally also authenticated by the Secretary of State of the U.S. Government in Washington, D.C."
I've never done this, and never got "caught", but carry at your own risk.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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If you're traveling with a companion and they say they'll watch your backpack while you're waiting in the airport and want to take a stroll REFUSE. Never ever get separated from your carry on/backpack. Never.....Ever. Just a hint.
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DonC
climber
CA
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Lynne - I've been in a lot of airports all over the world - from Africa, Middle East, eastern Europe, SE Asia, etc. 152 days of travel last year and been doing that for 30 years. I usually travel by myself, but I've never had a problem leaving my bags for a few minutes if I'm traveling with someone. Obviously bad experiences happen - just be observant and careful, but not too paranoid.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
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Don, try being incredibly tired from 24 hours of travel. Your flight is leaving .....finally. Friend says, "I'll watch your pack" and you head to the bathroom. You go just a few feet and find you've accidentally crossed the security boundary with no identification, no ticket, nothing, with your flight ready to leave. That was interesting.
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DonC
climber
CA
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ah, leaving your bags is one thing, leaving your id and ticket is another...
believe me, I've had all possible things happen to me during travel, learned many lessons
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Yeah, some things just belong in your pocket.
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DonC
climber
CA
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yes, in your front pocket, not back pocket. Even if I carry my wallet during the business day in my back pocket, I'll always move it to my front pocket when getting on the subway in Hong Kong or anywhere else. I always move stuff to my front pockets when in crowded areas, airports included.
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WBraun
climber
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We're in Jakarta once.
The boss says to me watch my laptop with your life as everything I need is on that thing.
Then the taxi arrives.
We get in, take off and I look out the back window to double check. (habit)
I see the guy from the hotel running after us with the bosses laptop.
Hahahaha
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DonC
climber
CA
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going through customs - lots of horror stories there...
one of the worst was not in some 3rd world country but in Seattle. I was coming back from Thailand and in the last 3 months had stamps from a number of trips to Thailand, Mexico, and Jamaica. I was traveling with someone from Pakistan. I really got rousted, they brought the drug dogs - they pulled everything out of my bag and went through all my clothes and every pocket. I had about about 20 business cards and they asked me one at a time who the person was, my relationship with them, what I was doing etc. A few hours later I was allowed to enter the US of A.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, werner... ]
as to this:
We're in Jakarta once.
The boss says to me watch my laptop with your life as everything I need is on that thing.
Then the taxi arrives.
We get in, take off and I look out the back window to double check. (habit)
I see the guy from the hotel running after us with the bosses laptop.
Hahahaha
well, at least you double checked... :)
a good secondary habit, can hopefully make up for the good
first habit, when it does under... ;)
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james Colborn
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Supertopo is the Lonely Planet travel guide's eguivalent to climbing guides. Once in its pages these locations become tainted, dumbed down and cliche'.
How about sticking with blender reviews?
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
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This thread would fit well on First World Problems. We are lucky to be able to travel so well.
Susan
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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It's a very sad sign of the times when technology items (like headphones and a laptop) make up 7 of the 20 essential travel items in a checklist.
I went all the way around the world in 180 days and did not have a laptop, phone, ear buds or any other technology devices.
And I survived just fine.
To me, its not about just surviving. Its about thriving. My travel these days is for vacation. And, there's no need for me to suffer.
I find a laptop fairly handy. I can back up all my photo's from my camera. I'll have preloaded websites for reasonably accurate weather updates. Enhanced travel information for changes in plans.
For instance...we had bad weather in Finale Ligure a few years ago. I could see the trend was for clearing to the Northeast of us. We drove to a crag near Turin, started out in a light sprinkle, and, by the third pitch were in splitter blue skies. It rained all day where we were staying. So...saved me a day of not climbing.
I've never taken a super long, half year trip. Maybe with that kind of time I'd temper the list on essentials to par down a bit, but, for a short trip, give me headphones so I don't loose two to three days being jet lagged.
Cheers!
Edit to add: me too Dingus. My Delta miles alone are north of 1.5 million. Lifetime Silver, baby...
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