Protect your health at all times and research whether you need additional health protection when visiting other parts of the world. However, even for domestic travel I pack: my regular medical prescriptions, Dia-Res-Q, daily vitamins, meds for colds, headaches, pain relief and allergies.

With each international trip, I make an appointment with Passport Health, a travel clinic in Arizona. It’s important to keep up-to-date on Hepatitis A and B vaccines, tetanus and others. If I am traveling in an area of the world where yellow fever, malaria and rabies are major concerns it is best to take precautions. For a past trip, the travel nurse was discussing mosquitos. I’m a “mosquito-magnet”, as I often refer to myself. With my past trip and learning that mosquitoes are spreading beyond southeast Asia, Indonesia and beyond, I made a decision best for me. A doctor-prescribed general antibiotic was also added to my medical kit for international travel.

Every human being has different medical needs. The important thing is to do your research, discuss your travel itinerary with a medical professional and get the protection you need before heading off on domestic or international trips. Stay healthy. Travel is always more fun when you are healthy!