Originally Posted by
Machka
All you have to tell them is that you're going to be in Europe for the next 3 months ... or whatever the situation is. You don't have to provide them with a day-by-day itinerary.
Agreed. This is what I did the last time I went abroad: called my credit card companies and bank a week or two before I left and gave them the dates of my trip. They didn't ask for a detailed itinerary or list of countries and I think all I told them was that I would be "in Europe" and wanted to ensure that my cards didn't stop working. I've been using this strategy since the 1990's and have never had a problem.