There are a lot of online resources for finding cheap travel destinations. Two cost-of-living comparison websites I use frequently are expatistan.com and numbeo.com. You may not find the exact city you are looking for in their databases, but you can get a decent idea of the overall COL for various countries just by taking the ranges of COL indices for each country and … [Read more...]
Health preparations before your trip
Traveling on long trips can present you with challenges to your health as well as your current health plan coverage. Here are some things you need to do to prepare yourself medically for your next trip. Get any recommended vaccinations. Be advised that some vaccinations require more than one shot, received several weeks or even months apart, and that the vaccine may not be … [Read more...]
What to pack in your travel medical kit
The following list contains items you may consider having in your travel medical kit. If you are traveling light, you will want to pare down the list considerably. Remember that, other than prescription medications, most of these items can be purchase (often more cheaply) in any decent-size town in the country you are visiting. Prescription medications you usually take … [Read more...]