Well if something does happen to your camera when you are away there isn’t too much you can do about it unless you have camera insurance and even so there proposes a problem, you are not likely to be able to actually get a replacement whilst you are on holiday.
As this doesnt help you whilst you are in holiday it is best to go out and just get a cheap camera until you can get home and have it replaced as then at least you have something to take pictures with when you are away. Most companies will not give you the money back from the camera that you would have bought out there but it can really help when it comes to taking pictures on your holiday.
It is also worth looking into your insurance policy to see if you are even covered worldwide as there are many out there that will sneakily hide the fact that you are not covered in certain places.
Now is really the time to take out some insurance on the camera as it has recently been announced that 41% of people carry on with them wherever they go.
If you a fan of using the Sat Nav when you are away then you actually get world wide cover sat-nav insurance that will cover you if the device breaks when you are driving down the unknown streets of a foreign country.
Although once again this will not help you if you are in the middle of nowhere on holiday, it will help as when you get home you do not have to buy a new one.
Gadget insurance is a general term for both of these and others and can actually be purchased to cover up to five different items. If something does happen then you are certainly going to save money by getting out insurance.