Safety first

Entertainment, Flights, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

This airline’s safety video cracked me up. Airline safety videos are usually a snooze fest, but Corendon, a small Dutch leisure airline, has decided to shake things up, turning a mandatory requirement into a memorable marketing opportunity. To celebrate their nonstop...

At sea and under the weather?

Cruise Ships, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Here’s what medical facilities are like on cruise ships. When you board a cruise ship you become part of a community of people of all ages who will be together for several days, a week, or more. On large cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers and crew, your...

How to stay safe

Safety/Health, Travel Advice

The chances of being caught up in a terrorist attack or natural disaster when traveling are slim. But if the situation arises, these 13 steps will help you stay safe. 1. Sign up with the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program.STEP makes it easier for a...

Terrorized of travel?

Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Here are seven suggestions on how to put risk in perspective. Terrorist attacks remind us we live in a world where something bad can happen anywhere at any time. However, they shouldn’t be a reason to stop traveling, or to avoid huge swaths of the globe out of a...