Make plans to board your pets, have garden cared for and mail picked up or redirected.
Contact a reliable neighbour or friend and let them know that you are gone.
Leave keys, itinerary with him. Get his phone number in case you need to call him.
Discontinue newspaper, milk and other deliveries until further notice.
Set timer of your lights to be on at certain times of the day as well as the timer on your radio. Tune it to a talk show.
Ask your neighbours to place their garbage in your place once in a while.
Protection guide
Protect your true essentials - passport, air tickets, traveller's cheques, credit cards. Keep them in a moneybelt under clothes.
Wear a cheap watch and no jewellery. Keep expensive items at home.
Do not discuss plans, accommodation, finances or politics with strangers.
Keep the TV on even when you leave the room.
Never leave valuables in room.
Never patronise unmarked taxis or enter any taxi carrying unfamilliar passengers. Agree on the price and destination first before entering the vehicle.
Do not accept food or drink from strangers.
Be particularly alert during potentially dangerous times and places.
Carry only a photocopy of your passport - the ID, visa and the entry/exit card pages. leave the original in the hotel safe.
Divide your money and keep it in separate places. Don't flaunt your money.
Do not entertain strangers asking for small currency changes. Your entire wallet may be snatched away.
Do not exchange currency with street money changers.
To reduce risk of petty crime, walk with an umbrella or a can and avoid dark lanes or short cuts that are less used
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