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Travel Advice

Ten Hacks for Improving Sleep Quality While Traveling and At Home

Ten Hacks for Improving Sleep Quality While Traveling and At Home

What is the ONE thing you can do to improve your life and travels – for FREE? Get better sleep while traveling.

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South America

Get Your Yellow Fever Vaccine FOR FREE at Rio de Janeiro’s Posto de Saude

Get Your Yellow Fever Vaccine FOR FREE at Rio de Janeiro’s Posto de Saude

I needed a Yellow Fever Vaccine to travel to Costa Rica from Brazil, and I got it (for FREE!) at a Posto de Saude. Read how!

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Travel Advice

If You’re Debating Travel or Expat Health Insurance – Read this!

If You’re Debating Travel or Expat Health Insurance – Read this!

I wasn’t convinced of the necessity of expat health insurance until I experienced my own medical emergency. It doesn’t seem real until it happens to you.

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South America

Going to a Hospital in Rio de Janeiro – NOT Recommended

Going to a Hospital in Rio de Janeiro – NOT Recommended

My hospital experience in Rio de Janeiro was less than pleasant – do you have any recommendations for going to foreign hospitals?

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South America

My First Overseas Health Scare – Emergency Room in Rio de Janeiro

My First Overseas Health Scare – Emergency Room in Rio de Janeiro

I waited almost a week after my symptoms arrived before going to the hospital. NOT SMART!

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Travel Advice

Top Tips for Overseas Emergency Room and Hospital Visits

Top Tips for Overseas Emergency Room and Hospital Visits

Being sick sucks, and being sick overseas sucks even more. With these top tips, you can make your overseas emergency room visit a bit more pleasant.

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