Youve got the plane ticket, the hotel reservation, the itinerary. But have you given any thought or taken any steps to protect your health and safety? The worst thing that can happen is that you spend your vacation in a hospital or bring home a weird, exotic virus that has you bedridden for weeks.
You also want to avoid theft, mugging, or worst, terrorist attacks. Your resort may call itself an island paradise but lets not be nave and assume everyone is as friendly as they look in the brochures.
Be smart. Prepare, make informed decisions, especially if youre traveling with your family. This vacation is supposed to be funand you can do your part by preventing most disasters.
1. Check Travel Advisories
Your embassy will list places that they recommend caution or right-out tell you to stay away from altogether. This could be because of a tense political situation, or a low level of security in underdeveloped areas.
But also take advisories with some degree of salt. You can safely assume that the capitals and major cities of a country will be more tourist friendly, since governments wouldve probably taken great efforts to develop them. The...