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.
The best thing to do is buy a very cheap camera and use the SD card from the current one to take the photos and then when you get back get in contact with the insurance company to get the broken camera replaces immediatly. 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.
Have you gone into your insurance policy to check to see if you are covered when you are on holiday as many places will not allow you to be covered when you are away from home.
It could be very important that you have some camera insurance as it has recently been announced that 41% of us carry a camera around with us all the time.
If you a fan of using the Sat Nav when you are away then you actually get world wide cover satnav 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. The thing is doing this is certainly going to save you money if something does happen.