A To-Do List for a Big Trip

Planning about a year into the future, there are things to take care of:

  1. Passport: It needs to be valid through six months after your return date. Do you have enough blank pages left?

  2. ATMs: Get a bank account that reimburses foreign ATM withdrawals. Charles Schwab.

  3. Figure out who/how bills will be paid while you are gone.

  4. Get a VPN.

  5. A credit card that doesn’t charge foreign transaction fees.

  6. Global Access.

  7. Visas: Where are you planning on going that require Visa? How much time does it take to get one.

….to be continued.