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Here are our 5 Single Traveler Tips for Travel During Political Unrest. In light of the Russian Metrojet crash in the Sinai, I have been thinking more this past week about evaluating travel risks. Since many accidents, even fatalities, occur at home or nearby, I seldom worry too...

Here are our ten safety tips for women traveling solo. Here are our 10 safety tips for women traveling solo. Much has been written about how women traveling abroad solo can work to be safer. We look forward to hearing your suggested additions and comments. 10 Safety Tips for...

Here are our 5 Tips For Traveling Asia Alone: Check out our single traveler tips for traveling alone in SE Asia, and give us some of your own. 5 Tips For Traveling Asia Alone: Tip 1: 1. Avoid being a traffic statistic or victim of drive-by pickpockets. Watch out for fast-paced...

Solo Travel Safety Updated Tips for Women Travelers: Check out these 12 tips for a safer trip. If you are going abroad, don’t let jetlag make you careless! Solo Travel Safety Updated Tips for Women Travelers: Know Before You Go: This week’s Washington Post had one of...

Updated May 15, 2017   Travel safety-7 Tips on How to Avoid Being a Robbery Victim With fears now of terrorism, travelers may overlook the more likely possibility of property crimes and theft. Last year’s (last decade’s?) most publicized robbery for travelers abroad...

Updated May 15, 2017 How to Travel in Tough Times of Potential Danger:  In the current state of enhanced security, travelers may unknowingly create unnecessary difficulties for themselves, resulting in a fine, deportation or even jail time. With the wealth of information on the...

Updated April 9, 2017 Here are our new 5 Travel Safety Tips on How to Stay Healthy While Abroad. In 2015, an announcement declared that Guinea was officially free of the ebola virus, travelers to West Africa could breathe a sigh of relief.  However, in 2016, the Zika Virus became...

How to Try to Avoid Mosquito-Borne Illness on Travel. There are no completely effective means of avoiding mosquito-borne illnesses. Even with malaria pills taken diligently, they are not one hundred percent. Unfortunately, they are some of the best options travelers to the...

Five Tips for Safe Travels in Troubled Times:  Just in the past week, Baghdad, Istanbul and Bangladesh have experienced terrorist attacks.  As I, too, plan to go abroad this summer, it is sobering. However, statistically, the dangers are much greater on US highways. In any case,...

Please check out our tips for staying healthy on travel, and give us your feedback. My greatest health risk on travel came about by a freak accident. A gangplank broke under my feet as I was joining a small boat for an evening cruise on the Zambezi River. Fortunately, just as I...