passport safety (where do you keep it while traveling)

Greetings all,

It's a little over 1 week until I visiting England  Yay

I've been advised to make copies of my passports (just in case!), which got me to thinking.

Where should I keep my passports while traveling?  Then, where do I keep the copies of them? 

I've got a "secret wallet" that I can wear under my clothes, but it's not exactly comfy.   

Suggestions?  Experiences?

thanks
Holly 

Where are you staying?

Leave one copy at home in the US with a friend or family.

If you are leaving the passport with hotel reception, have one copy in your room and another one on you.  If you are carrying your passport around with you leave one copy in the hotel room.

Vicky

I like to scan my important documents into a password-protected pdf file and then put it up somewhere online where I can access it if anything goes wrong...

I like to scan my important documents into a password-protected pdf file and then put it up somewhere online where I can access it if anything goes wrong...

Ditto!

I generally keep my passport in the safe in the hotel room or buried at the bottom of my suitcase.  I have no copies, but my old expired passport is with other important documents at home. 

I like the password protected PDF idea though. 

I usually just carry mine around with me in my handbag...

I leave mine in the safe as well. 

I hate always worrying about it especially with the Visa in it.

If I stay at a hotel, I either put it in the room safe or hand it over to the hotel clerk to put in their safe.  When staying at a hostel, you can also ask the staff to put it in their safe (watch it being put in).  If staying with a friend, leave it at their home in your suitcase.  I try to not carry it as much as possible.