What’s in My Travel Insurance Policy?

Deep Sea Diver's Den Scuba School in Cairns, Australia

Whether you’re learning how to scuba dive at the Great Barrier Reef, or climbing to Mt. Everest Base Camp, travel insurance, and which policy to choose is one of the most important aspects of my trip. It also happens to be one of the most frequently asked questions I receive. In an effort to make […]

Allianz Travel Insurance – New TravelSmart App

Allianz-TravelSmart-App

I talk a lot about travel insurance. I think it’s an important aspect of long-term travel, and something that I won’t travel without. In an effort to make travel insurance easier to understand and more accessible to travelers, my travel insurance partner, Allianz Travel Insurance, has rolled out a new TravelSmart App. The new Travel […]

Study Abroad – 2017 ScholarTrips Contest from Allianz Global Assistance

Tea House Cooking

I was for fortunate enough to study abroad in London, UK my Junior year of University. It was my first international experience, and ultimately sparked me to start this travel blog years later. Any opportunity that I have to promote studying abroad, or inspire others to study abroad – I am all about it! This […]

My First New York Times Travel Show

The New York Times Travel Show - Allianz Team

Imagine a place where you can directly connect with international representatives and travel professionals from all over the world under one roof. For a travel nerd like me, I call this place heaven, but the powers to be gave it a different name – The New York Times Travel Show. Last weekend I had the […]

How to Choose Your Travel Insurance

How to choose Travel Insurance

Last week I explained all the steps on how to plan your trip abroad, and one of the topics that I briefly discussed was travel insurance. Travel Insurance, like any type of insurance, is not something people like to talk about. You have to read your policy carefully, understand what you’re covered for, and do […]

What Kind of Traveller Are You?

What Type of Traveller are You?

When you think of vacation what does it entail? Are you on a beach, jumping off a bridge or strolling through the city? No matter what your travel preferences are, travel insurance is a major consideration before you take off on your journey. Some travellers are more at risk than others, so let’s figure out […]

Travel Guru: A Guide to Health and Travel Gear Insurance

Skydiving back when I had health insurance

Health and equipment insurance for travelers is a very important topic and it’s something that I can’t seem to find a whole lot of definitive information about. Like any type of insurance, a decent policy depends on your individual circumstances and finding that is a matter of prying through all the gray matter insurance companies […]

What to do if you have been injured on holiday

Injured on Holiday

If a personal injury or illness is incurred while on holiday abroad and the cause lies with the hotel appointed through a package holiday deal then you could have a case for compensation, so be sure to check with services like Express Solicitors for personal injury  lawyers. A personal injury claim can prove more difficult outside of […]

Health Care in Argentina

Shady Room in the Italian Hospital in Buenos Aires

For the past week I’ve been in and out of hospitals and doctors offices around Buenos Aires. Nothing major, I just had a cyst on my upper back that had gotten infected and needed to be removed. Gross I know, but I’m all about full disclosure. The whole event has pretty much ruled out any […]