Travel Tips

What Happens If You Have A Medical Emergency Abroad

January 23, 2026

Learn what to do if you’re traveling abroad and have a medical emergency. If you’re from the United States and you’re traveling overseas, you might be scared to seek medical care in another country. This post gives you information on how to seek medical care in other countries, how to get medicine you might need, and how to get other medical services. Learn how to protect your health and pocketbook with international travel insurance.

Travel Packing Tips (for Chronically Ill, Disabled, or Just Chronically Overpacking Travelers)

August 11, 2025

Enjoy these suitcase travel packing tips. Save space with packing cubes, find a home for your bulkiest items, fit your clothes, shoes, toiletries, medications, and clothing related items into your bags for easy access. I’ll help you shop for the best luggage and carry on for your trip. These travel tips help you pack everything you need, including those in case of emergency items. 

Common Myths About Traveling Abroad

October 18, 2024

Let’s dispel common myths about traveling abroad. Is travel too expensive? Is planning that bucket list trip too hard? From saving money by choosing travel credit cards that don’t wreck your credit score to conquering the fear that you won’t be able to communicate, that bucket list trip is easier than you think. This guide will have you ready to see the world with a little common sense advice.

Benefits Of Travel

September 23, 2024

From physical and mental health benefits to gaining a cultural understanding and an increase in knowledge about the world around you, learn about the many benefits of travel. Travel can change your life for the better. Take a trip away from home and spend some time getting some first hand experience in the world around you. Traveling helps you meet new people and get a fantastic look at different cultures and places.

Traveling With Back Pain – How To Achieve Travel Comfort

April 4, 2024

Traveling with back pain? Read this. Learn how to travel in comfort with travel tips for managing back & neck pain. Keep chronic pain at bay with heat therapy, lumbar support, pain medication, seat modifications, and more. Degenerative disc disease, spinal cord injuries, spinal stenosis,& lower back problems don’t have to keep you home. Lower back pain when driving or flying? Find travel comfort with these great tips from a back pain sufferer and solo world traveler.

Jenn Lloyd is a disabled travel blogger and television writer based in Los Angeles. After a successful career writing for shows like KC Undercover and The Thundermans, she launched Sick Girl Travels to share her experiences navigating the world with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, and fibromyalgia. Having visited 40 U.S. states, 39 countries, and all 7 continents, Jenn offers inclusive travel guides with accessibility tips for those with mobility challenges. Her work has been featured on CNN, Huffington Post, and Consumer Reports. When not traveling, she enjoys fostering dogs, photographing street art, and spending time with her French bulldog, Miss Madelyn Pew.

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