Planning a longstay or backpacker trip?

If you are planning a gap year or backpacker trip abroad, there are lots of things to organise. From where you will go, how much it will cost, is your passport valid to getting the right travel insurance. One thing that might be worth considering is a service offered by the Foreign and commonwealth office called LOCATE.

You can register your contact details and travel plans online so that the local British embassy will know your coming, as well as being able to contact you in the event of a major catastrophe or assisting friends and relatives to contact you in case of a crisis situation at home. Not only will this assist you in the event of a catastrophe , it will help in providing loved ones with peace of mind that they can locate you.

The service is open to all British Nationals and once you have registered you can update your details online from anywhere in the world. This service also enables you to subscribe to receive country travel advice email alerts, which could be very beneficial when you are on your trip.

Further information and an application form is available by clicking here.

Before checking this link out, don’t forget to get a quote and buy travel insurance by clicking here. Holidaysafe.co.uk has specialist longstay and backpacker travel insurance from as little as 17pence a day.