14 Ways to Screw Up an International Trip
| February 18, 2019
2. Not Renewing an Expired (Or About to Expire) Passport
Generally speaking, you can’t travel abroad without your passport, unless of course your country is part of a political bloc like the European Union, where citizens can travel with normal IDs. In addition to that, most countries won’t let you enter if you have fewer than six months validity on the passport.
The last thing you want is to be denied boarding at the airport and seeing your trip ending before it had a chance to start. It’s also important to make sure you have the right visa for the destination you’re visiting — don’t assume you don’t need one.
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