Do You Make These 20 Common Travel Mistakes?

Not Buying Health Insurance

I have had to use medical services in three different countries during my travels. While the outlay of extra cash for health insurance stings when you are already paying big money for your trip, let’s just say when I saw the medical bills, this investment more than paid for itself. And get full, rather than partial, coverage; if you need to use your insurance, you are going to want the full deal.

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