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While would you do if while helping out a "friend" that friend end up stealing your money and ID. Suddenly you find yourself rushing to replace a stolen passport days before a scheduled flight and house sitting job.

Nora has travelled full-time for 12 years and continues to travel half the year. She’s lived in and travelled through 60+ countries and counting. She is an expert on travel, personal finance (as a former CFP), and lifestyle design and has coined the term financially sustainable travel. It’s not about budget travel (though she’s done a bunch of that), nor is it about being environmentally sustainable (though she’s a big advocate of that too). It’s about making money successfully, spending money smartly, and managing it wisely – all in the arena of lifestyle travel. These three pillars form the foundation of her website.

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The Professional Hobo

• Why it's important to know where your Countries consulate or Embassy is in the country you are visiting.
• Why having a tattoo of your countries flag might just be enough to prove your citizenship. 
• And why keeping copies of your passport and other identification can prove to be helpful.

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After planning what will be the perfect winter weekend getaway in Jamaica, just before leaving, you realize that your passport has expired. 

Katherine is a freelance writer covering travel, lifestyle, literature, & culture. Her work has appeared in Architectural Digest, Departures, Forbes, The Week, Business Insider, TripSavvy, The Daily Beast, World Travel Magazine, Tasting Table, Elite Daily, Popsugar, Brit + Co, Go Overseas, Quest Magazine, and the Recorder Newspapers, where she began her career as a reporter. She earned her master’s degree with honours in literature from the New School.

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Katherine Parker-Magyar

• Whether dealing with the Embassy or Insurance etc., always write down the full name and contact info of the person you spoke with as well as the date and time.
• If it’s your fault admit that you made a mistake instead of trying to blame everything and everyone 
• Markdown the date of the passport of expiry in your calendar and set a reminder a few months away to allow time to get it renewed
• Check the expiry of your passport before starting to plan your trip
• Make a copy of your passport and keep them in your bags and on your person. Also, keep your passport number accessible within an email to yourself or on your phone

While jumping onto a human water catapult you land in a way that breaks your back. 

Lara, a mid-twenty, Dutch, glass is half air, half water type of girl. She is best described as clumsy, down-to-earth, and sarcastic. Just like any other girl next door, she loves travelling, food, learning new things, meeting new people and seeing new places. 

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• Get Insurance when travelling !!
• Call your insurance before your trip and find out what isn’t covered based on your travel itinerary.
• Data and access to wifi. You tools like Skyroam to create a personal hot spot for your device 
• Keep all your paperwork and receipts.

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while four days in on tour deep within the Amazon, you slip on the stairs of a skiff boat and break your back?

Their mantra is: “Adventure is for Everyone”

Dave & Deb believe that you don’t have to be an uber-athlete, adrenaline junkie or a part of the ultra-rich to be an adventurer! All you need is the desire to achieve something more. Dave and Deb are the founders of their award-winning travel blog The Planet D and have become experts in the travel space and named the Top Travel Influencers by Forbes Magazine.

Since 2007 they have visited over 115 countries on all 7 continents and have worked hard to become the leading source of detailed city guides, personal travel tips, inspiring stories and so much more.

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The Planet D

• Get Insurance when travelling !!
• Call your insurance before your trip and find out what isn’t covered based on your travel itinerary.
• Travel with an organized tour when exploring extreme and remote locations
• Keep all your paperwork and receipts

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What would you do if while travelling you head out for the evening only to find upon returning to your Airbnb, you’ve been robbed?

Lora Pope
Travelling the world has changed her life. Through solo adventure travel, She’s gained confidence, new perspectives, growth, freedom, and joy. She truly believes that adventure travel can change lives, and she wants to help you discover the same joys from it that she has. Whether you want to maximize your paid time off, take a sabbatical from work, or leave it all behind for a life of adventure, she’s here to help. She’s done it all, and you can too.

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• It’s not only important to have health insurance but you. Should have insurance for your valuables as well
• Never assume that just because a country or city is considered safe that you should let your guard down
• Buy your plane tickets on your visa. If the airline can’t offer you a refund your credit card might. Choose a credit card that has specific flight perks.
• Airbnb does not have coverage for the guests but Airbnb hosts do have coverage
• Be careful who you choose to travel with. When things go wrong people will show their true colours and not everyone handles stress the same.

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• How to Get Free Accommodation Around the World – Nora Dunn

What Would You Do If..

while riding on the back of a scooter in Grenada? An SUV swerves into your lane and hits you head-on.

About The Guest

Nora has travelled full-time for 12 years and continues to travel half the year. She’s lived in and travelled through 60+ countries and counting. She is an expert on travel, personal finance (as a former CFP), and lifestyle design and has coined the term financially sustainable travel. It’s not about budget travel (though she’s done a bunch of that), nor is it about being environmentally sustainable (though she’s a big advocate of that too). It’s about making money successfully, spending money smartly, and managing it wisely – all in the arena of lifestyle travel. These three pillars form the foundation of her website.

Website:
The Professional Hobo

• Always have travel insurance
• If you get hurt and are able to call your insurance, do so before heading to the hospital and they will tell you where to go
• Keep the phone number, contact info, insurance name and policy number handy

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If one week before your much anticipated & expensive trip to Antarctica, you get bitten by a stray dog in Argentina?

Marie enjoys soft adventures like hiking or snorkelling, art & culture, trying out different foods, winery hopping, and discovering off-the-beaten-path destinations. She writes for solo travellers in their 40s, 50s or beyond, who are active and curious (or would like to become one), Since August 2013, Big Travel Nut has been helping travellers:

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• Antarctica is not a country
• Make sure you have insurance
• Always keep a credit card available for emergencies
• Make sure your shots are up to date
• Stay away from and keep your kids away from stray animals

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While crossing the border from Jordan into Palestine the souvenir sword you purchased starts setting off every single security alarm and light? You are accused of carrying a weapon and brought into the office for further interrogation.

Katherine is a freelance writer covering travel, lifestyle, literature, & culture. Her work has appeared in Architectural Digest, Departures, Forbes, The Week, Business Insider, TripSavvy, The Daily Beast, World Travel Magazine, Tasting Table, Elite Daily, Popsugar, Brit + Co, Go Overseas, Quest Magazine, and the Recorder Newspapers, where she began her career as a reporter. She earned her master’s degree with honours in literature from the New School.

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Katherine Parker-Magyar

• Look into having your hotel ship your valuable items or possible items like knives and swords that could be taken away at customs. Even though it’s a souvenirs rules around what accepted and not accepted differ from airport to airport
• Being upfront with security about what’s in your suitcase can possibly cause an alarm to go off
• Look at what allowed in your carryon and things differ from country to country
• Label where you bought things so you can remember where everything came from.

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What would you do if...

While en route from Dakar, Senegal to Bamako, Mali in West Africa, the bus you’re riding breaks down the minute you reach the outskirts of the city. In fact, it breaks down so many times you are forced to spend two nights sleeping on the bus. 

Believe it or not, we are only just getting started.

About THe Guest

Nick is a photojournalist who works in the sports industry. His wife Wendy is an intrepid traveller, vegan foodie and polyglot.
At The Nomadic Vegan, she combines her passions for travel, veganism and language while showing her readers how fun and fulfilling vegan travel can be.

She is an avid traveller who’s visited more than 100 countries.

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The Nomadic Vegan

• The takeaway here is that they were fortunate to have a glimpse into the lives of other people in a different part of the world. 
• Experiences like this humble you and put things into perspective and it’s one of the main reasons why I travel. I love learning from other people, through their culture, customs, food, music and stories. 
• Having these experiences however good or however bad makes you a better human being - at least that’s what it does for me

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