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Look after your health when you travel with these top tips.

Looking after your health when traveling is mostly a matter of common sense. You are the best person to know what your needs are, so be proactive about making sure they are met, rather than putting your health at risk. International travel can be a breeze with a bit of forward planning.

Essential Medications

Make a list of all your essential medications - brand names, generic names, dosage and so on. This will help to remind you of what you need to take with you and will also be useful if anything is lost. No doctor is going to just hand you your heart pills unless you can be specific about what you need. Keep the contact details for your doctor with that list. Read more »

Americans can sometimes be loud, boorish, and extroverted. We’re the class clowns of the world. But we’re also the biggest tippers. We know that clowns are laughing on the outside, but crying on the inside, right? According to Michael Lynn, associate professor of market and consumer behavior at the Center for Hospitality at Cornell University, countries with more “extroverted” and “neurotic” people gave tips to the greatest number of services and also tipped the largest amounts – with the U.S. topping both categories. Read more »