US State Department

Last week Ned Levi looked at the maritime regulations which are in force for cruise ships and recommended changes, in light of the Costa Concordia tragedy. This week Ned offers safety tips for cruisers, so they are prepared in case an emergency occurs to help them ensure their safety, along with family, and friends traveling with them.

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While information about recent events in Egypt affecting travelers was available on news outlets and government websites world wide, a dangerous situation in Chilean Patagonia was virtually unknown to travelers. Ned Levi discusses where and how travelers can obtain critical safety information before and during their travels, even when events don’t make the news.

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Top ten tips for healthy trips

by Ned Levi on September 6, 2010

Staying healthy when you travel is essential. Ned Levi has 10 tips for you to help keep you healthy during your travels, through planning and prevention. Ned’s column includes numerous Internet links to help in your travel health planning.

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Even if you’re not a terrorist or anything akin to one, you too can spend extra time getting through customs. Ask as many times as you want, you’ll never be told what you might have done. You’re guilty until proven innocent.

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Many relieve the difficulties of stress at work and home with periodic vacations, but travel illness and stress can ruin vacations, or any travel. Ned has 15 suggestions to help you travel healthy and stress-free.

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Taking advantage of low airline fares to Europe this summer? Ned has some tips and precautions for you to implement, to keep your cameras, cash, and other valuables out of the hands of thieves in Europe and destinations elsewhere.

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Anita Dunham-Potter Do I need a passport to cruise? It’s the biggest question from readers and travel agents say there’s plenty of confusion regarding the U.S. State Department’s guidelines. Here’s the real deal with cruising and the new passport rules launching June 1, 2009.

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Before you take your next international trip, remember to review of US State Department Travel Alerts and country-specific information. The information might save your life. It could have made a different to the young couple from Bend, Ore., that was savagely attacked in the city of Esmeraldas, on Ecuador’s northern coast last week.

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