Category: Travel Health & Safety
H1N1 Travel Insurance Explained
Will standard travel insurance policies cover you for cancellation if you or a family memeber comes down with H1N1 just prior to traveling? The answers to this question have been changing recently. Here’s an excellent article by the LA Times that gives an excellent overview of the up-to-date answers.
New Gluten-Free Allergy Alert Travel Cards
Staying healthy on the road is a particular challenge for folks with food allergies. Anyone with significant food sensitivities should visit SelectWisely.com and order their terrific allergy alert cards – available in a wide range of languages. They have recently introduced a new card which alerts restaurant waiters to your Gluten-Free food requirements. The cards [...]
Plan For The Best But Prepare For The Worst
I’ve been reading the very entertaining “Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook for Travel”. The world is filled with wonderful adventures and unpredictable pitfalls, so the smart traveler will be prepared for changing circumstances. If you know me well, you know there’s always a ‘Plan B’ lurking in the back of my brain. The Worst-Case Scenarios series [...]
Wildfires Spread Across Spain, France, Italy and Greece
Wildfires have sprung up all across the Mediterranean this summer causing widespread concern. Spain in particular has seen hot weather, dry conditions and high winds exaserbate the spread of fires. Evacuations have been called for in villages of the southern Andalusia region with seven large fires currently raging. Mediterranean islands are some of the hardest [...]
Make Your Own Spa Treatments At Home And Save A Fortune!
I recently came across a fabulous spa site – SpaIndex.com. Yes, they have all the traditional destination spa descriptions, BUT they also have four other killer categories – 1) Home Spa with instructions for creating hundreds of spa treatments at home, 2) Spa Cuisine yummy spa recipies by famous chefs to impress your friends, 3) [...]
STOP with the fees already – It's A Study in Absurdity!
Sorry, I need to vent – Two events have me shaking my head this morning. #1) an appearance of Sir Richard Branson on Fox News to celebrate Virgin Atlantic’s 25 years of flying – AND, (are you paying attention US airlines?), 25 years of PROFITABILITY! #2) the news that United Airlines and US Airways will [...]
Engo – A New Best Friend For Your Summer Feet
When the weather turns warm we all love to peal away our frumpy socks and slip our bare toes into shoes and sandals. This of course leads predictably to a few irritating blisters as our feet toughen up for the season. I’ve just been testing a new ‘blister prevention patch’ sent to me by Engo, [...]
Find Swine Flu Travel Information
We’ve heard from lots of folks who have booked vacations and are wondering if they will be allowed to change their plans. As hours tick by, the answers to this question are changing, with most travel providers opting to waive change penalties (and sometimes) cancellations . If you were smart enough to purchase travel insurance, [...]
Stop Blisters With This Quick Easy Remedy
We’re all likely to do a whole lot of walking while on vacation. More often than we’d like, this leads to pesky blisters forming on our feet. As soon as you feel the tingle of a hot blister spot, try this fast, effective remedy. Whip out your lip gloss (or chap stick for the guys) [...]
Be A Master Winemaker For A Day in Napa California
Learn the tricks of the wine trade by crafting your own signature blend and creating an exclusive private label at Folio Enoteca’s ‘Winemaker For A Day’ program in the Napa Valley, California. Brought to you by the Michael Mondavi family, the ‘Winemaker For a Day’ program is designed to introduce wine enthusiasts to all levels [...]
