We know that there is no age to travel. In fact many of us have begun our “life tourist” aboard our own mother pregnant and then we travel the world with 5, 15, 20 or more years. At each stage, the trip represents something different but always accompanied by a taste for adventure.

However, when the traveler is a person of mature years, that feeling of “adventure” should not lead us to forget that the rate of travel must conform to their ability, and not vice versa. Here are some tips for “older travelers.”

1) Consultation before deciding on the destination. Today, most governments have information on their websites about the safety and health of other countries, recommending (or discouraging) to travel to them.

2) Visit your doctor. We know you’re fine, but it is worth seeing a doctor who knows you, tell you about the trip and listen to their advice.

3) Bring extra medication. Check that you take enough of the medication you normally take, and providing a bit more so that luggage can get delayed or lost. Therefore, we recommend that you take all medications in the same place, but distributed a little of each one in the bag you are going to transact and carry-on luggage.

4) Make sure you take medicines that are not considered prohibited substances in other countries .

5) See the rules on aviation security at European airports with respect to baggage. If your journey takes you to other corners of the world, see through your travel agent or airline, and also the official tourism sites for each country and airports.

6) If you require special services, ask for them. In some cases, prescription or any degree of disability, need assistance to passengers boarding or disembarking from trains, ships or aircraft. Transport companies provide assistance when you order with your booking. Airports with the same thing happens if you need someone to help with luggage or a wheelchair to navigate, request arrival.

7) Inform family, friends or neighbors on the route of your trip. If you take the hotels booked, let the phone numbers to contact you in case of emergency. If you travel to any country “exotic” is not more to tell the British Embassy that are walking by.

Keep your personal data. You can send a mail to your best friend, your child or someone in your complete confidence with the basic information you’ll need in an emergency and even scanned documents, dates of passport issuance, the number and expiration date, insurance health or life insurance, credit card numbers and security codes, mobile phone or contact on arrival, contact names and operators and / or guides that will conform, etc.

9) Do not carry everything. Travel light. Remember that there are services shipping luggage to your destination and back home.

10) Be moderate in food, drink, exercise during your trip. Walking, but not to exhaustion. Appropriate departure times according to the temperature of the place and your means.