Tips

The things that catch people out

Short, practical guidance on the parts of a trip that go wrong quietly: your cover, your paperwork, your health and your money.

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Travel insurance

Six mistakes that turn cheap cover into no cover. When to buy, what to declare, and the limits that actually matter.

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Visas & entry rules

Passport validity, onward travel proof, transit rules and evidence of funds. Why being refused at the border is usually paperwork, not suspicion.

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Health

What a GHIC does and does not do, vaccinations and timing, carrying prescription medication, and what happens if you need treatment abroad.

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Money

Card fees, dynamic currency conversion, when cash still wins, and why the rate on the airport board is never the rate you get.

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Three of these are still being written. Rather than publish thin pages we have listed them so you know what is coming.