Author: Damian Tysdal
Damian Tysdal is the founder of CoverTrip and a licensed travel insurance agent since 2006. He believes travel insurance should be easier to understand, and started the first travel insurance blog in 2006.Recent Posts
What El Niño Means for Your Fall and Winter Travel
30 September
The Safe Traveler’s Guide to Public Wi-Fi
23 September
The New Border Rules (and a Secret Shortcut Home)
17 September
8 March 2013
3 Places for the Best Travel Health and Safety Info
Many travelers like to know what kinds of risks they’ll face when traveling to a particular...
1 March 2013
How Not to Get Robbed on the Street in a Foreign Country
The fact of the matter is that you’re just as likely to get robbed at home...
22 February 2013
6 Smart Packing Tips for Winter Weather Travel Delays
With all the the recent winter storm travel delays, we started to think about what kinds...
21 February 2013
Protecting your Travel Electronics
Nearly all of us haul any number of electronics around with us these days - even...
16 February 2013
16 Tips to Outwit Thieves when you Travel
Many travelers worry about theft when they’re traveling, and purse-snatching, pickpocketing, and muggings are all much...
8 February 2013
Volunteer Travel Insurance
Depending on how often you travel for volunteer work, you may purchase a single-trip travel insurance...
1 February 2013
10 Taxi Safety for Travelers – CoverTrip
Anytime you enter a taxi or other type of ride-share vehicle – anything driven by someone...
25 January 2013
7 Tips to Lighten your Load on your Next Trip
The primary goal of packing is simple: arrive at your destination with the items you need...
19 January 2013
How to Avoid Getting Mugged while Traveling
We’ll be honest here: it’s hard to stand convincingly and present one specific plan of action...
12 January 2013
How to Prevent Serious Cash Losses with a Fake Travel Wallet
What is a Fake/Decoy Travel Wallet? What exactly do we mean by a fake wallet? It’s...