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Griswold Family Vacay · 07-18-2011, 08:11 PM

Where should we keep them? In the hotel safe? On us at all times?

This will be our first time out of the country.

Thanks!

*Arubalisa* · 07-18-2011, 08:17 PM

Hotel safe is the perfect place to keep them.

We used to keep a photocopy elsewhere either in our luggage or computer laptop bag or other. Then we resorted to saving a copy in our email in box. This year, dh just kept the copies on his smart phone.

You should only need I.D. on the island for renting a car which would be a drivers license. U.S. drivers licenses are perfectly acceptable.

TomFrederick · 07-19-2011, 07:56 AM

>>> "Hotel safe is the perfect place to keep them.
---- DITTO!
>>> "only need I.D. on the island for renting a car"
---- Also need Drivers Lic Photo ID for charging at Ling & Sons Supermarket.

Edronenburg · 07-19-2011, 12:36 PM

Each of the answers, of course, are absolutely right-on-the-mark. We always kept them in our room safe. Never a problem. Ed

yefim8 · 07-19-2011, 01:37 PM

Scan copies and e mail to yourself.this way you do not need keep a copy somewhere, they always accessible

*Andrea J.* · 07-19-2011, 02:04 PM

aside from the photo copies of my passport and license, like lisa's dh, i keep photos of them on my iphone

ctfirewife-mjn109 · 07-19-2011, 02:32 PM

I was once advised while walking down a quiet street in Dublin to never carry my passport on me once at my destination...because you never know what could happen. That was easily about 10 years ago and every time I pick up my passport for a trip I remember that kind policeman's warning.

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yefim8 Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: palm beach.downtown Posts: 85	Scan copies and e mail to yourself.this way you do not need keep a copy somewhere, they always accessible Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

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ctfirewife-mjn109 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Boca Prins, Mangel Halto & just about any spot with my little family. Posts: 171 Images: 18	I was once advised while walking down a quiet street in Dublin to never carry my passport on me once at my destination...because you never know what could happen. That was easily about 10 years ago and every time I pick up my passport for a trip I remember that kind policeman's warning. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________