Travel Pro Tips: Top Five Carry-Ons

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Most travelers nowadays zip through the airport trailing their carry-on like a much-loved pet (though thanks to the four-wheelers, the “pet” now heels at their side). What used to be reserved for makeup bags, jewelry and breakables has now become a staple of travel, given the checked-bag fees the airlines decided to tack onto travel […]


Testimonial: Member Not Recovering Well After Surgery Flown Home to Boston

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Richard and Mary Johnson, from Watertown, Massachusetts, near Boston, were wintering at LaCasa Mobile Home Park in North Port, Florida and in April Richard had to have heart valve surgery. Their daughter, Deb, said, “Dad was not recovering from his surgery as expected, so each of my three brothers came down for about a week […]


Testimonial: Slip & Fall Accident in Switzerland

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Sondra Nelson Houston, Texas I was in Switzerland visiting the Christmas markets over the holidays and on the next to the last day of my trip I slipped and fell on the ice. I broke my leg above the ankle and needed surgery. I was taken to Interlaken Hospital and called my daughter from the emergency […]


Green Travel Recommendations: Eco-Conscious Hotels

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With so many travelers’ eco consciousness at an all time high I had been contemplating a post on green travel and hotels that strive to give back to their communities, a topic near and dear to my heart. So I was quite inspired the other day when I participated in an online twitterchat that revolved […]


Testimonial: Heart Trouble On The Way Home, Bellevue, NE

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Duane & Marian Cheney – Bellevue, Nebraska – Duane and I were driving down the highway in our 36’ Winnebago motorhome and towing our pickup on our way home from Wellton, Arizona to Bellevue, Nebraska. By the time we got to Alamogordo New Mexico it was around 7:00 p.m. Duane wasn’t feeling well and complained of […]


Testimonial: Member With Acute Gallbladder Problems In Mexico Airlifted Home

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A Vagabundos Travel Club member and a SkyMed member since 09/01/02, Margaret developed acute gall bladder problems while vacationing in San Quintin, MX, a small town about 150 miles south of Ensenada, MX, and needed surgery as soon as possible. The local hospital lacked the facilities to perform surgery, therefore the Lockwoods preferred not to […]