Following up on our close call with the Chile earthquake, we talk through our response to a natural disaster and offer some tips and advice along with our story.

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Craig Bidois from fearfree.co.nz emailed in some more tips, so our personal experience is supplemented by a professional approach to risk management and planning following an earthquake.

Advice for travel after a disaster:

• Contact family
• Contact your embassy
• Use online networks to communicate you are safe
• If secure, stay put and gather information
• Get out and find out what the feeling on the street is.
• Be aware of water/food supplies, as well as cash

There’s more ideas and more details in the podcast but the over-arching theme is the more prepared you are and the more information you have to hand, the quicker and better you can react to events around you.

Matador has put together some good resources on preparing for a disaster which, admittedly is more tailored to at home than on the road. If you can, please make a donation to the Chile earthquake relief fund — your help is needed here.

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This article was written by Craig and Linda

Craig and Linda Martin have been living on the road since February 2006. Both born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand they are ... somewhere in the world! Craig and Linda host the Indie Travel Podcast - you can get in touch with them here.