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Getting travel insurance is really important

I want to tell a tale about what happened on our recent cruise. On our first day at sea my wife developed a very bad case of diahrrea. It was very bad and by the time we went to the doctor on the following morning she was dehydrated. The medical service was very good. They gave her iv fluid to rehydrate and drew blood to make sure that it wasn’t norovirus. They gave her antibiotics and anti diahrreal meds. They checked up her, and followed up the next day with a second iv. They even sent a…

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Is trip cancellation insurance really worth it?

I’ve only once bought cancellation insurance–and that was by not looking carefully at the checkboxes on a form–but I’m wondering if its worthwhile. Do most policies allow me to cancel my plans and get money back for non-refundables, or do they just…

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Doctor List for Traveling

I’m going to Italy for my honeymoon and I haven’t traveled away from the U.S. that long before. Some of my cousins say we need to have travel insurance for doctors and such, but how likely is it I’d need that even if I had to see a doctor? Are…

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Getting travel insurance is really important

I want to tell a tale about what happened on our recent cruise. On our first day at sea my wife developed a very bad case of diahrrea. It was very bad and by the time we went to the doctor on the following morning she was dehydrated. The medical service was very good. They gave her iv fluid to rehydrate and drew blood to make sure that it wasn’t norovirus. They gave her antibiotics and anti diahrreal meds. They checked up her, and followed up the next day with a second iv. They even sent a…

Read More

Is trip cancellation insurance really worth it?

I’ve only once bought cancellation insurance–and that was by not looking carefully at the checkboxes on a form–but I’m wondering if its worthwhile. Do most policies allow me to cancel my plans and get money back for non-refundables, or do they just…

Read More

Doctor List for Traveling

I’m going to Italy for my honeymoon and I haven’t traveled away from the U.S. that long before. Some of my cousins say we need to have travel insurance for doctors and such, but how likely is it I’d need that even if I had to see a doctor? Are…

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