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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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• 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.

• Brace Yourself: Travel Isn’t All Roses and Lollipops – The Professional Hobo

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

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