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Travel Guides can be a great introduction to your place of destination. Here are links to some of the more popular guides.
Lonely
Planet
Fodor's Travel
Guides
Escape
Artist
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Students attending Tufts Programs Abroad are responsible for arranging and paying their own transatlantic round-trip transportation (with the exception of the
China, Ghana and Chile programs.) However, Tufts will arrange an optional group flight at a date tailored to the starting date of each program,
departing from either Boston or New York (and in some instances, both). But it remains the student's responsibility to contract for such travel arrangements with the sponsoring travel organization. The group flights will be met by the resident directors of our programs abroad, who will arrange transportation to the orientation sites.
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For some of you attending non-Tufts programs, travel arrangements will be covered in the cost of your program fee.
However, many of you may need to make your own arrangements. There are many travel agencies which offer student discounts as well airline consolidators that offer cheaper fares. For your convenience, some of the more well-known organizations are listed below. However, the Office
of Programs Abroad does not have any formal relationships with the below institutions.
STA Travel --Information on International Student ID Cards, Eurail passes, discount airfares, etc.
Another useful tool is the one offered by Expedia.
After registering (it only takes a couple of minutes) you'll be able to choose up to three destinations to which you would like to travel and Expedia will automatically email you information on the lowest published fares each week.
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Time and money are two things that seem to inevitably slip away too quickly. To help you keep track of yours while abroad, visit the web site for
local
times around the world and Oanda for a tool that will convert money to and from 164 different currencies.
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Passports and Visas
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Applications for
passports may be obtained and submitted at most local main post offices (e.g.,
Medford Square) or you may download an application at: http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/forms_847.html.
It is recommended that applications for passports be made well in advance, but
if you require a passport within fourteen days of travel, you may contact the
Boston Passport Agency at: (877) 487-2778.
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Need information about visa requirements for the country/countries you'll be visiting? Then try
Travisa. Here you'll find info on visa requirements the world over and will even be able to download a number of visa applications if you should need them. Please note: students attending Tufts Programs Abroad will be advised by Tufts University on how to obtain any necessary visas.
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Safety
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Before you go abroad, it is a good idea to check the
State
Department Travel Advisories page. These bulletins include basic information on travel, crime, embassy and consulate locations, and medical facilities.
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Health
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Information
on Avian Flu
Tufts Programs Abroad is
monitoring recent events with regard to Avian Influenza A (H5N1), or "bird
flu.” With Tufts Health Service, we follow information from the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization
(WHO). Currently, it is not known if avian flu, or any other infectious
disease, will become a significant world health threat, but neither the CDC nor
WHO has issued any travel warning.
Programs Abroad is part
of a university-wide emergency planning process.
Along with Tufts Public
Safety department, we recently attended the Massachusetts Department of Public
Health’s Regional Conference on Pandemic Preparedness. We have also attended
several conferences on pandemic and emergency preparedness organized by
International SOS, a provider of emergency medical services available to all
students on our programs. International SOS is a leader in the field of
emergency medical assistance.
For additional information on avian
flu::
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/index.htm
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/en/index.html
Tufts Health Service information on
Avian Flu
http://ase.tufts.edu/healthservice/aboutAvainFlu.htm
International SOS (Tufts membership:
11BCPS000093)
www.internationalsos.com
Country
Preparedness Plans
http://www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.sec/education_abroad_1
/education_abroad_2/practice_resources_12/health_safety/influenza_pandemic_country
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Medications While Abroad
Tips on how to obtain your
medications during a study abroad semester or year
Students going on a study
abroad program need to think ahead of time about how they will obtain any
medications that they take regularly. Countries around the world have different
laws regarding prescribing and transporting medications, and it often depends on
exactly what the medication is. There is no “one size fits all” solution.
Availability of medications – particularly psychiatric medications – may play a
big role in whether students decide to go abroad, and if so, to which country.
Below is some information as you start researching your individual needs.
1. The
medications most difficult to manage while abroad are psychiatric medications.
Psychiatric medications and medications for ADHD are not widely used in most of
the world, and are not available in many countries.
2. Talk
with your study abroad program about availability of a medical provider in the
host country who may be able prescribe for you. Is the medication available in
that country?
3. Call
the embassy of the country to which you are going, and ask them about their
regulations for bringing medication into the country.
4. Take
as much of a prescription with you as your physician feels comfortable
prescribing and is allowed by the host country.
5. Some
medications are taken regularly and need very little monitoring — e.g. birth
control pills and allergy medications. You may be able to take three or more
months of these medications into the country.
6.
Investigate whether visiting
family or friends can bring you refills of things like birth control pills and
allergy/asthma medications.
7.
We do not recommend mailing
medications, as they may be detained by customs.
If you are taking medications,
research and planning are essential to a successful study abroad experience.
Unless you are sure you will have access to your required medications, you
should think carefully about the advisability of studying abroad.
Margaret Higham
MD
11/06
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Students attending any Tufts Program Abroad (China, Chile, Ghana,
Hong Kong, London, Japan, Madrid, Oxford, Paris, or Tübingen) are required to carry health insurance. It is strongly recommended that students subscribe to the Tufts University Student Health Plan which covers them for one calendar year (from September to September). Students may also choose to remain under their own or their family's health insurance plan. They should, however, make sure that their plan covers them during overseas residence.
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Students studying on non-Tufts programs must make sure they are covered by medical insurance. If you have Tufts health insurance, you should check to make sure you are covered overseas. If you are not covered by Tufts, be sure that you are covered by another medical and accident insurance.
Hincliff Insurance provides comprehensive health care protection for any period of one month to twenty-four months. Hincliff is located at 11 Ascot Place, Ithaca, NY 14850. (607) 257-0100
STA Travel also sells medical and accident insurance. Please see above.
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Travelers are strongly encouraged to find out about health conditions in the country to which they will be traveling. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA hosts a
CDC Traveler's Health Web Site with vaccination suggestions, health advisories, and much more.
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Check out these informative sites regarding your health and study abroad.
TUFTS: Special Health
Issues for Students Abroad
Travel Safe: AIDS and International Travel
International Society of Travel Medicine
Information on
pharmicies, hospitals, clinics, and emergency numbers worldwide.
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
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