Traveling with blindness / vision impairment This is the fourth article in a series on Traveling With A Disability: Traveling with Blindness. The introduction to the series (and an index) can be found here. In this article we will be specifically addressing blind travel – traveling with blindness or severe vision loss. Plan ahead One of […]
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Travel with Disabilities – Deaf Travel / Hard-of-hearing
How to Optimize Your Deaf Travel Experience Traveling as a deaf or hearing-impaired person can be frustrating and unsafe. Deaf travel is an even greater challenge when traveling outside the U.S., since there are often no explicit laws and services protecting or serving deaf persons. If you’re traveling overseas as a deaf person for the […]
Traveling with a Physical Disability – Travel with mobility disabilities
Traveling With a Physical Disability / Mobility Disability This is the second article in a series on Traveling With A Disability: Traveling with a physical disability. The Introduction (and index) can be found here. In this article we will be specifically addressing traveling with a physical disability and travel with mobility issues. Our hope at […]
Traveling With A Disability – Part 1
Let’s talk about traveling with a disability. This series of articles on traveling with a disability will be linked in an index for easy reading/retrieval. Our hope is it might help you as you travel or help others travel well and safely. That is our goal at Good Neighbor Insurance! Traveling with a disability may […]
How early should I buy travel insurance when moving overseas?
Purchasing travel / international health insurance can be stressful. You’ve got suitcases to pack, air travel plans to sort out, and not a lot of time to figure out insurance. How much time ahead is the best time to purchase an insurance plan? How early should I buy travel insurance? First, just to clarify the […]
UPDATE: REAL ID for travelers
Myth or reality? In one year the TSA will no longer accept your driver’s license to board planes: AN UPDATE ON REAL ID FOR TRAVEL (and restrictions on travel without a new license) By January 22, 2018, anyone from a non-compliant state (that has not received an extension) will not be able to use their […]
Why Emergency Evacuation is Vital to Your Health and Wallet
Emergency evacuation is often the most expensive part of the bill if you are hurt overseas and is often considered the most important part of any emergency travel health insurance. As a layperson, I’ve been learning that it is much more than a simple helicopter coming to get you and taking you to the […]
GeoBlue Voyager Choice
What I have learned about GeoBlue Voyager Choice: I know almost nothing about insurance in general, let alone the ins-and-outs of specific travel insurance plans, but the agents here at Good Neighbor Insurance do. After some research into GeoBlue Voyager Choice insurance and discussing plans with the experts at GNI, I wanted to share a little […]
New Zealand Hobbit & LOTR movie locations – A Travel Guide
Everything you need to know about New Zealand Hobbit and LOTR movie sets and how to visit them: New Zealand is magical, beautiful, and majestic for Hobbit fans and non-fans alike. If you’ve ever dreamed about visiting a far-away, magical land, you don’t have to dream any longer! While most “magical” places are fictional, New […]