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Here's some common sense advise on how to get the most from your experience
in Costa Rica. We hope this helps, and look forward to helping you find the
best travel arrangements available.
If you are traveling abroad here are the top 10 tips you need to make your
trip easier:
- Make sure you have a signed, valid passport and visas, if required.
Also, before you go, fill in the emergency information page of your
passport!
- Read the Consular Information Sheets (and Public Announcements or
Travel Warnings, if applicable) for the countries you plan to visit.
- Familiarize yourself with local laws and customs of the countries to
which you are traveling. Remember, the U.S. Constitution does not follow
you! While in a foreign country, you are subject to its laws.
- Make 2 copies of your passport identification page. This will
facilitate replacement if your passport is lost or stolen. Leave one copy
at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other with you in a separate
place from your passport.
- Leave a copy of your itinerary with family or friends at home so that
you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
- Do not leave your luggage unattended in public areas. Do not accept
packages from strangers.
- Prior to your departure, you should register with the nearest U.S.
embassy or consulate through the State Departments travel registration
website . Registration will make your presence and whereabouts known in
case it is necessary to contact you in an emergency. In accordance with
the Privacy Act, information on your welfare and whereabouts may not be
released without your express authorization. Remember to leave a
detailed itinerary and the numbers or copies of your passport or other
citizenship documents with a friend or relative in the United States.
- To avoid being a target of crime, try not to wear conspicuous
clothing and expensive jewelry and do not carry excessive amounts of
money or unnecessary credit cards.
- In order to avoid violating local laws, deal only with authorized
agents when you exchange money or purchase art or antiques.
- If you get into trouble, contact the nearest U.S. embassy.
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