Joe--this is what I personally would do. 1) check my personal insurance to see what my coverage is for these type of things and if necessary, think about adding a rider to come them 2)TAKE THE GOOD CAMERA! 3) If you have the ability to do so from overseas, download pictures to somewhere at home. 4) If the worst happens and you have to check them, take the camera cards and put them in your wallet or your wife's purse. That way, even if the camera goes missing, you at least still have the pictures!

One of our biggest regrets as far as pictures is that, years ago, before we had a digital camera, we went to Tahiti. Took some FANTASTIC film photos -- or what should have been fantastic film photos. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> We went through so many xrays on the way over and back, that the quality of the pictures was greatly degraded, so the pictures were only fair. Great pictures are your BEST way to remember wonderful times.