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Healthy Senior Travel Abroad
Simple Tips That Can Save Your Trip
As an older American your time for fun has come! Why
not enjoy senior travel abroad? Retirement allows you
to travel on the shoulder season when you’ll experience
bigger discounts and fewer crowds. Many tour operators
specialize in trips for senior travel. Its your time to visit
new places and even go off the beaten path.
Even planning your trip abroad can be fun. Spread out
the brochures, surf the web, and map out the sights and
activities you don’t want to miss. Savor every minute of
the dreaming and planning with your travel companions.
Devote some of those minutes to considering your health
and planning for emergencies, and you can prevent
mishaps that can ruin a trip of a lifetime.
To ensure you have the great time you anticipate on
your next trip abroad, take the following steps:
• Match your itinerary to your fitness level.
• Plan for routine and chronic health issues.
• Purchase travel health insurance with evacuation.
Match Your Itinerary to Your Fitness Level
Before traveling, ask your doctor to review your
health and provide any needed ‘tune ups’ and routine
adult vaccinations. Let your doctor know exactly what
type of activities you are planning to make sure you are
fit enough to enjoy yourself.
Keep in mind the needs of your companions;
sometimes you need to slow the pace so all members of
your group can enjoy themselves. Traveling at a relaxed
pace allows you to explore you destination in depth. If
you or a companion have mobility concerns, there are
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