Over a period of probably 30 years, I made several trips to Europe, one trip to Russia, two to China, and I don’t know how many times I’ve flown from here to the U.S. mainland. In all that time, I never once thought seriously about buying travel insurance. But that changed once I turned 70,…
Every time I sit down to plan a trip somewhere, the subject of travel insurance comes up. To buy or not to buy? That is the question. For years, I never even thought about it, but today, the older and the creakier I get, the more it seems to make sense. Because stuff happens….
More and more, I’m reading about travelers—be it for business or pleasure—getting ripped off. And sometimes that means big bucks. For instance, what if something mechanical goes wrong with a rental car while you’re driving it? I understand and agree that a rental car company can hold me responsible for fixing the dent if I…
On June 30th, my London-bound Eurostar train stopped halfway to the Chunnel and, after a lengthy wait, we went back to Paris. You will perhaps recall that it was because of a demonstration by migrant workers at the entrance to the tunnel on the French side of the English Channel. Unfortunately, I had to…