surviving dengue fever
06
Apr
Show Notes

025: Surviving Dengue Fever

Posted on by Christopher Rudder

What would you do if…

While travelling abroad you suddenly find yourself fighting off one of the four strains of Dengue Fever.

About The Guest(s)

Nora has travelled full-time for 12 years and continues to travel half the year. She’s lived in and travelled through 60+ countries and counting. She is an expert on travel, personal finance (as a former CFP), and lifestyle design and has coined the term financially sustainable travel. It’s not about budget travel (though she’s done a bunch of that), nor is it about being environmentally sustainable (though she’s a big advocate of that too). It’s about making money successfully, spending money smartly, and managing it wisely – all in the arena of lifestyle travel. These three pillars form the foundation of her website.

Website:
The Professional Hobo

Resources. Tips & Tricks:

  • There is no cure or vaccine for Dengue fever.
  • Known as the Bone Breaking Disease because in the latter days of the fever you feel as though your bones are being broken.
  • You will also break out into a full-body rash
  • If you find yourself sick – before heading to the ER, try the pharmacy

Insurance:

  • Read your policy – know what your policy is going to cover
  • Before you make a claim call your insurance
  • Keep records of everything. Make notes (dates you called the insurance, who you spoke with, what you spoke about etc. Keep records/copies of all your receipts.
  • Before sending in your original receipts, make a copy of everything.    
  • Speak to someone higher when they are making mistake and refusing to adjust them

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Christopher Rudder

Show Host Christopher Rudder is no stranger to being on a microphone. As a former hip hop artist, he spent several hours in recording booths and on stage performing. After travel became the new epicentre of his life he lent his calming, deep and distinctive radio voice to the narration of his travel videos as well as co-hosting other non-related travel podcasts. Chris can but funny, witty and quick with his tongue but equally charming, compassionate and sensitive depending on the direction of the story. When he is not hosting this show you can find him creating content over on his blogs Rudderless Travel & Road Trip Ontario, filming & editing travel videos for his YouTube channel or interacting with the members of a popular Facebook Group called Toronto Bloggers Collective as one of the admins or discussing travel in the Travel Horror Stories Facebook Group.