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First things first, the best way to protect anything is to avoid even attracting any attention. Seriously, I don't understand why people bring their well-known hardware wallets and seed plates to the airports, where cameras are EVERYWHERE, or even wear big logo BTC t-shirts... The best way to protect yourself is to blend in with the crowd, and ideally, everything you carry doesn't even show a sign of Bitcoin; let's be real: Bitcoin is money, so why would you show off your money in public?

I have always said this. Blend in!! I think some people get carried away when they see prominent bitcoiners wearing and flashing around BTC merch and they think "ooh that looks cool, I'll get/wear that". It's important to remember that many of those people promote and educate in the BTC space and they make a living from it, so it's in their interest. I don't, so I'm not interested in telling the whole world what I may or may not have.

24 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

Be a normie and "blend in" while being a fly on the wall aware of what's going on, and always being prepared.✌🏽👀

236 sats \ 2 replies \ @quark 7 Aug 2024

Do not use memory for long term. Only to cross, and always have more backups somewhere.

Alternative cool way to memorize: https://www.borderwallets.com/

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 7 Aug 2024

Also check out EasyWallet. I haven't tried it yet, but seems like a fantastic idea.

Basically, for a temporary border crossing situation where you don't want to have any evidence of a seed phrase, you set up a seed phrase with the 1 word from the BIP39 seed word list, repeated 12 times. For instance, "action action action action action action action action action action action action"

Then, using dice, you create another 7 word phrase. That will be the pass phrase. That's what you memorize - only 7 words, most people can memorize that easily.

For details and instructions check out this article: Introducing easywallet: a simple and secure brainwallet

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

https://www.borderwallets.com/

checking 🔍 and this one is interesting.

https://m.stacker.news/44197

131 sats \ 2 replies \ @OT 7 Aug 2024

You've done it again. Nice and extensive as usual!

101 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

did you learn other hacks during your trip? #426711

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 8 Aug 2024

No, it turned out I was overly paranoid (as usual). But better to be prepared than compromising your sats.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 7 Aug 2024

Good practical advice. I'll study it carefully before making my big, life altering move. When I get the nerve.

43 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

thanks! they are useful even for random travels:) ✌🏽

and not going to ask where you are moving to:p

100 sats \ 2 replies \ @dollarparity 7 Aug 2024

Check out https://www.borderwallets.com/

24 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

@jinformatique recommended this wallet here too #569992

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @dollarparity 7 Aug 2024

Great read and advice also, thank you!

79 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 7 Aug 2024

Great post. Very comprehensive.

50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

Sharing out of first hand experience:)

77 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 7 Aug 2024

The best way.

53 sats \ 10 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 7 Aug 2024

zapped ... now I'm going to read it 🤓

32 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Aug 2024

That's the same order I did

53 sats \ 5 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 7 Aug 2024

And you ZAP more after reading ? 🤠

138 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Aug 2024

Yep, since it was as good as expected.

37 sats \ 3 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

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106 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Aug 2024

Those are good.

Have you ever used a decoy cash wallet? That was a travel tip I picked up from either Jim Rogers or Doug Casey. Basically, have a wallet with expired credit cards and high denomination, but low value, foreign currency. That way, if you get robbed, you have something to hand over that won't actually lose you anything.

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32 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 7 Aug 2024

bitcoin and life hacks are my favorite subjects. waiting...

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

I love learning and figuring out hacks, doing things the unconventional ways.

60 sats \ 1 reply \ @BitcoinAbhi 7 Aug 2024

Nice post. Very well and descriptively written. Definitely very helpful for others. Bookmarked

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

thanks:)

48 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheMorningStar 7 Aug 2024

Superb! Great Article! Subscribed you. In how many countries have you travelled till now?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

I didn't really count:) Quality> or quantity.

I actually know some nomads who are saying that they travel all around the world, and what they really did was spend 3-10 days in a country, only scratching the surface.

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 8 Aug 2024

Thanks! I aim to be a Nomad so this is gonna be much help.

77 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 7 Aug 2024

Bookmarked.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

🥁🫡

77 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 7 Aug 2024

#133791

This post reminds me of the sovereign individual bounty

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

and a really good read! thanks for sharing.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

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54 sats \ 2 replies \ @teemupleb 13 Aug 2024

Great write-up, thanks!

Don’t you think trying to orange-pill Airbnb hosts is contradictory to the rule #1 of staying low-key?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 13 Aug 2024

Yes

No orange pilling strangers

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 13 Aug 2024

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71 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 8 Aug 2024

Great suggestions! Great post! For Bitcoiners, this article will forever hold value. Who doesn't travel?

Those technical things, people do but then they just wear a Bitcoin apparel and tell the world they have bitcoin. The biggest is here to hold the low key, definitely.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

For Bitcoiners, this article will forever hold value.

Thanks! one of my goals is to create something long-lasting:)

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Silent_Hodler 8 Aug 2024

Never rely just on your memory. Especially when you have a "generational amount" of sats.

One way I learned is to use an air-gapped environment to generate a small (say 8 MB) encrypted volume using VeraCrypt with a very strong but easy to remember password and store your seed in plain text there.

According to the attached chart such volume is really hard to get into and you can easily copy it over various pendrives or even store in the cloud (given it's secure and 2FA'd with a Yubi-Key), e.g. with a changed extension to mask it as an image or an archive.

https://m.stacker.news/44421

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Carresan 8 Aug 2024

Thank you for all the tips! Bookmarked for future reference!

54 sats \ 5 replies \ @mo 7 Aug 2024

A great solution for offline maps is also organicmaps.app, did you try it already? How'd compare with Mapsme?

37 sats \ 4 replies \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

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90 sats \ 3 replies \ @mo 8 Aug 2024

ahaha, a little bit stuck atm planning the next. Turkey is in the radar too 👀

63 sats \ 2 replies \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

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54 sats \ 1 reply \ @mo 8 Aug 2024

Teşekkürler! That's great advice, it's probably more flowery and green during spring time, and Sept is definitely my preferred month to enjoy in the Mediterranean breezes and colorful sunrises/sunsets.

34 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @JuanMiguel 8 Aug 2024

Amazing post

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 9 Aug 2024

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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @sangekrypto 7 Aug 2024

Since I work online, the laptop is a way of production for me, so I developed a habit of wiping it from time to time to make sure I'm backing up EVERYTHING as mentioned here; Also, whenever before long trips, I always double-check my backups then left it somewhere safe, and I carry an extra encrypted drive with everything I need for daily functions.

If carrying a laptop feels burdensome, maybe you can use a tablet which is a little simpler and more effective. Thank you for writing above to protect privacy.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia OP 8 Aug 2024

not really burdensome:) and I don't think I can actually work in a tablet 😂

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sangekrypto 8 Aug 2024

In principle, we use different devices, but privacy must be protected and maintained.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cristaiji 7 Aug 2024

Incredibly useful thanks so much. I love the poem idea. 🙏🙏

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @dontforgetthekeys 7 Aug 2024

great info as always

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 8 Aug 2024

Great stuff bookmarked! I love the options and the adoption this promotes. Always great to use VFV podcasts when traveling too as you learn about the area.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @160ed04091 8 Aug 2024

another way to securely transport your Bitcoin across borders is to store them in a hardware wallet. Hardware wallets are physical devices that store your cryptocurrency keys offline, making them less vulnerable to hacking or theft.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jerrybature 8 Aug 2024

Bro, whoever you're, thanks mann. I find this piece very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @justanumber 7 Aug 2024

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia OP 7 Aug 2024

moved