Travel can sometimes feel more daunting than relaxing, between flight delays and bumper-to-bumper traffic. What’s more, it has potential health impacts, including leg swelling and increased risk for cold and flu. “Air travel, long drives, less sleep and added stress can weaken your immune system at a time when you’re around more people and susceptible
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By the end of the year, you will need either an enhanced driver license or a passport in order to board an airplane. This has been coming for some time and has been extended to cover 2018. Keep this in mind when you renew your license, and ask that you receive the enhanced variety.  Having
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While traditional vacations remain popular, ecotourism, “voluntourism” and housesitting options are gaining appeal. Younger adults – perhaps fresh out of high school or college – have taken advantage of serving in the Peace Corps or Vista, volunteer adventures, Road Scholar programs, or just travelling on the cheap in new and challenging locations. Today, older adults
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Sometimes I think the hardest thing to do is take care of yourself first. I spend a lot of time taking care of others, making sure they are comfortable, have things to occupy themselves with, know they are safe and help them to do things they might not otherwise. I forget that those are things
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