5 things I did to save money on a month-long trip through Asia before I even left the US
Jessica Mai / Business Insider
Getting things done before I left the country allowed me to be carefree on the trip abroad.
The expenses started even before I left the country: I had to manage all the paperwork: getting visas, renewing passports, calling the travel agency, and planning itineraries, which added a few hundred more on top of my flight and hotels. But that was not the end of it.
There are some things you should always do before traveling abroad - like booking your flight well in advance and making two copies of your passport should it get lost or stolen - but there were a few more choices that saved me from incurring small fees along the way that could have collected into one giant sum.
These are the five things I'm glad I did before I left the US:
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