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As a teenager, each year a group of us would take a trip to the Sierra Nevada mountain range for a week-long hike through the 10,000 to 14,000 foot high peaks.  For drinking water, all we used was a small amount of iodine added to a water bottle to kill anything that might have been living in the mountain streams. 

With a little research, I’ve discovered that today’s hikers – as well as today’s travelers – have a complete selection of systems to deliver clean water without having to add a bad tasting chemical that has the potential to kill you in and

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We just returned from a trip to Italy to attend the European Medical Tourism Conference just outside of Venice. For Seven Corners, the conference was an opportunity to review the medical tourism industry as well as a chance to meet with hospitals and medical groups from throughout the world. Our days were filled with meetings with hospital representatives from Spain, Turkey, Germany, and of course, Italy.

I quickly noticed that these international hospitals are aware of the Seven Corners name and appreciate our knowledge of international healthcare. Our goal when meeting hospital representatives is to evaluate the people

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You may have heard of Travel Alerts and Travel Warnings issued by the United States Department of State (USDOS) – we have discussed both and regularly post such alerts on our Wellabroad site. Another type of communication released by the USDOS is a ‘Warden Message’. These messages relate to travel or safety information and can be issued by country, by region of the world, or even worldwide.

Contrary to what you may imagine given the term, Warden Messages do not have anything to do with the incarceration

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In reviewing the travel requirements for the Russian Federation, I noticed a few things that a visitor to that country should pay attention to.

First off, there is a visa requirement for U.S. citizens traveling to Russia, which is rather common for many countries and your travel agent with international travel experience can most certainly assist in this regard. Additionally, the Russian government will not allow a U.S. citizen to leave the country with an expired visa, and it could take some time

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The United States government issues various warnings that pertain to international travel.  They all have different purposes and communicate various messages to U.S. citizens.   As an international traveler, it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the unique terms.

Travel Alert

A Travel Alert is an indication that the situation in a particular country is likely for the possibility of unrest or disruption to the daily lives of those living or traveling in a specific country.

As defined by the U.S. Department of State (USDOS) - “Travel Alerts are a means to disseminate information about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term and/or trans-national conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers. The Travel Alerts (TA) are made when there is a specific threat that cannot be countered. In the past, Travel Alerts have been issued to deal with short-term coups, violence by terrorists and anniversary dates of specific terrorist events.”

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