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Question for the travelers in the group. Do you get travel insurance? And who do you use?

Posted by sycor Feb 7 '17, 11:08

Just your regular credit card protection or a private party?

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I have it through a couple of credit cards. -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 11:33 1
- Oh and health ins is covered through the work plan -- nm - Reagen Feb 7, 11:36
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I get travel insurance when traveling internationally. And when I go to Costa Rica in the fall, I'm likely going to get kidnap and ransom insurance. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:16 23
- ... is kidnapping american tourists really a problem in Costa Rica? -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 11:17 22
  - Not there, but I may end up traveling into other countries. I'm thinking of take a motorcycle trip south through Panama into Colombia and Venezuala. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:23 14
    - VENEZUELA?!!! -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:25 4
      - I've always wanted to travel along the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Venezuala. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:29 3
        
        I draw the line at countries with reports of cannibalism. Heck, I draw the line long before that. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:40
        
        I would like to visit that lightning bay in Venezuela. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 11:30 1
        
        I really want to see Angel Falls -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:38
    - IM makes sense. - ty97 Feb 7, 11:25
    - omg - you're Che Guevara! -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:24 4
      - What can I say? Donald Trump has turned me from a fairly moderate, middle aged guy into a subversive radical. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:26 2
        
        Hot Bear. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:27 1
        
        hehe -- nm - oblique Feb 7, 11:32
      - also i wouldn't do that in Colombia. There's still FARC. -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:25
    - It's actually fairly difficult to go overland between Panama and Colombia from what I've heard. You might want to check into that. -- nm - spamlet Feb 7, 11:24 2
      - The Darien Gap? I've done that. It's no big deal. -- nm - Coach Wade Feb 7, 11:29
      - I've heard that as well. I am checking into it, and I'm still very iffy, but I've got about 6 months to finalize plans. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:27
  - Not that I've ever known. - spamlet Feb 7, 11:23
  - Seriously, if that's a consideration, that'd be a red flag for me. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:21
  - That depends if he's there during bear hunting season - oblique Feb 7, 11:18 4
    - ha! -- nm - Diva Feb 7, 11:20
    - MOR TOWN HALLZ - ty97 Feb 7, 11:19 2
      - also - ty97 Feb 7, 11:20 1
        
        I am going to hurt you. Both you and kilbo. - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:25
I am going to get trip insurance for my trip to Africa this summer because the trip is expensive and I do have some concerns about having to cancel - pmb Feb 7, 11:15 2
- We also did for Africa trip (also for medical evacuation). -- nm - psilotum Feb 7, 11:18
- This is a case for insurance makes sense to me -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:16
regular cc -- nm - Beaker Feb 7, 11:15
I do not get trip insurance. -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:12 6
- livin' on the edge -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:14 5
  - I don't even have renter's insurance (I know, I know) -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:17 4
    - you cray -- nm - decline Feb 7, 11:25
    - I can't get a lease without proof of renter's insurance. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 11:22
    - Trying to square this with your otherwise financial soundness -- and getting your tax returns in on January 2 -- is giving me cognitive dissonance. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 7, 11:18 1
      - I'm STILL waiting on some 1099s :/ -- nm - ty97 Feb 7, 11:23
like medical (ALWAYS), or cancellation? -- nm - Andie Feb 7, 11:09 3
- both? And this might be stupid, but wouldn't my normal medical insurance cover me? -- nm - sycor Feb 7, 11:10 2
  - I would check with your medical insurance. I expect it varies a lot. Trip cancellation, i usually don't bother, -- nm* - Andie Feb 7, 11:11 1
    - ( i have travel medical insurance through work benefits, but our government provincial plan doesn't cover anything out of the country.) -- nm* - Andie Feb 7, 11:12

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