A serious injury abroad has two questions: can they treat you here, and how do you get home? Here is what medical repatriation means, who decides, what it…
Above 2,500 metres your body needs time, and your insurance needs reading. Here are the symptoms of altitude sickness, the NHS advice on avoiding it, and what…
A broken tooth or a swollen jaw can ruin a trip fast. Here is what to do in a dental emergency abroad, when to go straight to hospital, and what your travel…
Bali and Lombok are some of my favourite places on earth. They are also where scooters, reefs, mosquitoes and monkeys keep travel clinics busy. Here is the…
Getting hurt abroad is stressful enough without guessing what to do next. Here is the step by step plan I wish I had the first time, from the emergency itself…
My insurance had run out when a sea urchin sent me to hospital. A few months later I was insured when I cut my leg in Barcelona. The difference taught me a…