Posts Tagged ‘Health’
19 Diseases You Can Get While Traveling
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil shined a giant spotlight on the many dangerous diseases that we can contract while traveling. Thankfully, most can be prevented, which is why it’s important to know before you go! While the whole Zika Beetlejuice head-shrinking thing may sound cool in theory, it isn’t something I’d want to live with.
Read More20 Things to Pack on Your Backpacking Trip
Packing for a backpacking trip is a challenge, to say the least. You have to consider all the items you need to keep you warm, dry, safe, and entertained throughout your trip and fit them all in a tiny space light enough to carry on your back for hours at a time. As a seasoned backpacking pro, I’m here to help you sort it out.
Read More20 Things a Diabetic Needs to Do Before and During Travel
After living ten years in a household of Type 1 diabetics before becoming one myself, I’ve had plenty of experience watching my mom run down a German mountain in search of chocolate. Trust me, there are much safer (and less stressful) ways to avoid disaster during your trip!
Read More20 Alternatives to a Hotel
As a generation that grew up on budget backpacking journeys across Europe / Southeast Asia / name your gap year, we haven’t been able to shake the idea that hotels are way too expensive. Many of us actually find the idea of staying at a hotel ludicrous.
Read More20 Countries Where Your Money Goes Further
Sometimes you want to explore the world, but don’t have enough money saved – or so you think. Believe it or not, traveling doesn’t have to be expensive if you pick the right destination. Let me give you some ideas!
Read More17 Countries With the Worst Police Brutality
As tensions flair between civilians in the United States and the police forces that are sworn to protect them, international attention has been turning toward the subject of police brutality. To be sure, the statistics about police brutality in the United States tell a dire tale, but the country is far from alone when it comes to stories of police overreach around the world.
Read More10 Things That Would Happen if Every Volcano on Earth Erupted at Once
This wild, crazy planet of ours is home to more than 1,500 known active volcanoes and an unknown number hidden beneath our oceans. Each day, between 15 and 20 of them erupt, but thankfully the effects are minimal.
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