Author: Damian Tysdal

Damian Tysdal is the founder of CoverTrip, and is a licensed agent for travel insurance (MA 1883287). He believes travel insurance should be easier to understand, and started the first travel insurance blog in 2006.

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4 Best Backup Methods for your Travel Documents 14 September 2012

4 Best Backup Methods for your Travel Documents

You’ve seen this recommendation before - from us and many other travel experts - have a...

Safe Travel During Flu Season 7 September 2012

Safe Travel During Flu Season

There are over 1,500 microbes that are known sources of disease among the human population, and...

How Much Travel Medical and Evacuation is Enough? 3 September 2012

How Much Travel Medical and Evacuation is Enough?

Two recent, and devastating, media stories: One of a young woman injured falling off a boat and...

3 Reasons to Learn Foreign Etiquette 31 August 2012

3 Reasons to Learn Foreign Etiquette

Most of the information available regarding learning international etiquette is focused on business travelers, and for...

Border Crossings Made Easy with a Visa 16 August 2012

Border Crossings Made Easy with a Visa

A visa is document that allows the bearer to apply for entry into a foreign country....

6 Foreign Travel Bathroom Safety Tips You Don’t Want to Miss 10 August 2012

6 Foreign Travel Bathroom Safety Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

Every traveler has a few good bathroom stories, but let’s face it: there are significant variations...

5 Techniques to Keep Valuables Safe while Traveling 3 August 2012

5 Techniques to Keep Valuables Safe while Traveling

When you’re planning a trip, it’s important to carefully think about the things of value you’ll...

What’s in your Travel Medical Kit? 27 July 2012

What’s in your Travel Medical Kit?

Some time ago, we recommended preparing for a personal medical emergency with a travel medical portfolio,...

Safe Travelers Love Money Belts 20 July 2012

Safe Travelers Love Money Belts

Pickpockets call the back pocket, the ‘sucker pocket’ because it’s simply the easiest to snatch from....

Should You Get an International Driving Permit? 13 July 2012

Should You Get an International Driving Permit?

First, a little history. Way back in 1949, the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic established...