It takes a certain courage to pull up stakes and move to a new country far far away. But more and more people are doing just that. The number of people moving abroad has jumped…
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This Week In Travel And Health
While much of the U.S.-based media took their nose off the grindstone this week, there was some very interesting news from abroad, particularly for expatriates. One of the big factors most people consider (or should…
Getting the Right Medicine?
<span style=”font-family: Calibri; color: #000000; font-size: small;”><img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-6760″ title=”Prescriptions” src=”http://www.healthytravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Prescriptions.jpg” alt=”” width=”240″ height=”160″ />Most patients trust their physicians to select just the right medication for them. Unfortunately, the fact is many physicians prescribe…
Smoking Around The World
If Don Draper was dropped into present day, it’s fair to guess that he’d have a pretty hard time adjusting to American life in 2012. And one of the new realities that would surely make…
This Week In Travel And Health
As the Global Village has become more global than ever before, the number of expats has increased in recent years. Whether driven by overseas business assignments or an increasing number of retirees in search of…
Will Your BlackBerry Still Work In Europe?
For most of us, it’s unimaginable to think that you might have to live without a mobile phone for even a couple of hours – and that includes when you’re traveling internationally. More and more,…
Sharing the Road Safely in a Strange Land: Resources for World Travelers
We recently highlighted the five-year initiative to reduce traffic fatalities in ten countries. It’s led by a consortium of impressive organizations (see below). But if you’re taking to the roads of a foreign country, there…
Buyers Beware: Patients Can Face Sky-high Costs outside the U.S.
In sharp contrast to conventional wisdom, there are a number of places outside the U.S. where the cost of medical care can be higher than for the same care at home. In my role as Medical…
Healthcare Reform Starts to Kick In: Fallout for Travelers and Expats?
The first key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) become law today, marking the beginning of a transition to a highly regulated health insurance environment by the year 2014. Although the first set of…
Traveling Responsibly: Remember, You’re Not in Kansas Anymore
I recently heard an acquaintance tell the story of being mugged outside a bar in London. He was in London for work, went out to dinner by himself and then on to a bar…
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