This is certainly one travel tip to take heed to! When it happens to you , you realise having no access to money is a big problem, especially for solo travelers who don't have immediate access to friends and family to help. I was unlucky to be in this situation and it's not a nice place to be as you quickly realise this ends your immediate travel plans and you need to go into survival mode. How will you eat? How will you get transport? Where can I make emergency phone call or internet access if I can't pay? Thankfully I was able to retrace my steps and a shop had my wallet and I got it back. Lesson learned! Have an Emergency source of money and always have Emergency contacts with you.

Brilliant video!! I have had my wallet stolen in a starbucks in DC once but I learned a lot from that incident.. of course Thank God I was fortunate that the thief snitched only my wallet & not my whole purse (which had my passport & other important stuff).. BUT most of my money & credit cards were gone! I didn't even have money to go back to the hotel...what I did is that I had some money in the hotel room safe box & I texted my family to cancel all my credit cards back home (Thanks to a 7 hour time difference the bank hotline was not operating) I had a mentor & a friend over there to help me.. ever since I carry my cards separately, I keep some money in my pocket, some hidden in another place & I keep copies of my passport & visas handy. Thanks Sonia for the useful tips!

BTW I always make sure when I'm overseas for a long time that I give my mom or someone I trust power of attorney in case I need help over in the US at some point. I didn't need it any other time, but it helps and I like to make sure someone can have access to my accounts to send me that money if something bad happens. I do that because sometimes you can phone home and they just won't have the money so you can have them go to the bank and take out from your account if they have access. It's just a precaution I take after a few bad run ins.

I always ALWAYS keep enough money to get a taxi to my hotel in my bra. Or a train ticket back to the hotel/home if I'm further away. Just in case. I mean if someone steals money from there, something far worse has already happened to me. I also keep my phone there as well. It's weird I know, but easy and safe. Thank you for this video, very good tips!

Excellent tips Sonia you really covered all likely scenarios!

Great tips! I'd never really thought about what i'd do in a situation like that

Hopefully you will get out of the studio soon and do some more exploring around the world. Those are my favorite videos you shoot.

Thank you, another great and useful video.

wow, this is a great video, you mentioned a whole bunch of stuff I hadn't even thought of before... thank you, Sonia!

Thank you much Sonia for subscribing to my channel! Means so much your videos are an inspiration to my wife and my videos!! :)

very awesome video! when i finally go somewhere...i will use these tips :-)

Great tips!

Sonia, me encantan tus videos. Tienes versión en Español?

Great tips! I just got back from a road trip through Baja and I backed up my passport info. But I didn't do that with my credit and debit cards. Thankfully I didn't have any problems. But in September I'm going to Japan, and I'm going to try it out! Thanks again for the great tips! :)

I'm notorious for losing my wallet, so this video is helpful. Thank you.

Hi Sonia! Thanks for the great tips and tricks, I can not wait to use them on all of my future trips! Could you do a video on packing, i.e. What to pack? Thanks again for the tips, Thursday is my favourite day of the week.

Sonia, my suggestion is to make a video with the best apps for travelling. I need an specific one to control my budget. Thanks your videos are really helpful :)

So many useful tips that I never thought of!! Thank you! Thank you! All of this will be going on the to-do list for my travels! ;-)

Love you and your videos

GREAT video!

Guys, any tips on how to secure my backpack?? Like in long train journey or something.. they are really easy to gain access ..

thanks beauty. that was beneficial. love u.

Another great and a very useful video Sonia. I have a suggestion for you. I have seen almost all of your videos and i would like suggest you to make a video on "Handbags for women". Especially the ones which can be carried on a long flight or short flight and can fit in a lot of essential basic things in it. I would love to see it and it would be a great tip for women like me who find it tough to find bags for travel. Thanks.

this video is teaching you how to prevent losing your wallet not things on what to do if you lose them

Miss her so much 😔

Another idea I have is this. If you are wearing a jacket, make sure it has inside pockets in the front. Pick pocketers usually go for the low lying pockets. It is harder for someone to steal from you can see where their hand is going. Someone can't just go for the front pocket without you seeing them.

All problems have solutions!

Dang good video

Hey Sonia! Thank you so much for creating such useful videos. I think I have watched all of your videos! I have a question. Have you ever used travel package booking websites? If you have, can you recommend me some sites? Thank you!! By the way, you should definitely consider visiting Vietnam. It's a beauty country!

I can not find the app for some reason, what would I type into google play store to find it?

"What to do when you lose your wallet" 1. You should've planned for this COOOOOOOOL

You look alot like christy from Even Stevens, older show played on Disney channel

Dont send your credit card or other sensitive photos to your email. If thief's have your mobile then they have also access for emails. Use some other account what is not easily accessed from your smart phone

I lost my Passport in Japan before I don't recommend doing that and if you do make sure you find someone that knows Japanese fluently when you go to get the Visa redone because if you happen to be anywhere, but Tokyo the English will be limited. Overall though it worked out fine it just left me a $100 short. : /

There are countries, such as Germany, where you're required to keep your passport on you at all times.

COOOOOL DOESN'T HELP ME NOW DOES IT

isn't she from spain? does she have the american nationality or does she still is a spanish one? :):)

Love your tips! Super helpful videos I've been writing down a lot of these in my travel notebooks :) I'm making travel vlogs of my adventures on my adventures if you'd like to check out where I've been and where I'm headed!

i wish i never have to use any of this :/

Love it Sonia, thanks!