Yes all should be safe from damage at airports and I  always get them to  hand check mine as I carry them in my pocket... The small storage devices make a lot of sense.. I have also used net Cafe to burn a few blank DVD if you dont  take a laptop..

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt