{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep_53; Going International Again","description":"Gail Carriger and Piper J. Drake discuss international travel considerations. *This episode was recorded in April 2022. We had encountered technical difficulties and had to await a new motherboard, but we are back! But first! Where has Piper been? Piper joined authors K Tempest Bradford and Alethea Kontis for almost the full month of December in Egypt, visiting both Cairo and Luxor with Horus Rising Tours. Gail's international travel thoughts: Holding off on international travel due to varying testing and quarantine requirements Carefully research and get appropriate travel vaccinations (not just COVID) Piper's international travel thoughts: More locations around the world are implementing changes to tourism and increasing precautions for preservation and conservation of natural destinations Travel vaccinations and protective masks were things Piper already did pre-COVID pandemic Long haul flights wearing masks is absolutely doable, not just for protection from allergens and viruses - Piper's introduction to masks in flight was in 2008 on a flight to Japan as a "personal humidity device" GoogleFi and\/or Google Voice worked well to communicate with travel companions.  Gadgets: Gail's gadget is a magnetic card wallet\/holder Piper's gadget is an Insta360 GO 2 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013  Special thanks to Kelly for editing this episode! Thanks for listening. Travel smart. Pack the snacks!  \u2013 \u2013 \u2013  Get your question featured on an episode by saying hi on social media:       Facebook.com\/20minDelay      @20minDelay      @PiperJDrake      @GailCarriger Use the hashtag: #20mindelaypodcast ","author_name":"20 Minute Delay","author_url":"http:\/\/20mindelay.com","html":"