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Old 04-09-2007, 09:23 PM   #1
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Can I get insurance for all of south america and not specific countries ....??

where, any websites and whats the cheapest insurance i can get???

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Old 04-10-2007, 01:16 AM   #2
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Try pricing out some insurance rates here- Tpunk Insurance page
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Old 04-10-2007, 03:59 AM   #3
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I curious since I will be going on my first backpacking trip: What is travel insurance?
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Depends on the coverage you get but it covers most of the things that can go wrong on a holiday. Theft, injury, doctor bills, death, lost luggage, natural disasters etc.

It is HIGHLY recommended that you get it before you go. The small price you pay for insurance far out-weighs what it would cost to get a broken leg fixed overseas, buy all new gear or send your body home if you die.
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^But I don't want my body sent home if I die! Well I guess now that insurance is convering it... but in general, it is just a body! Just blood and guts and flesh and goo... I don't really care what happens to it. I should probably tell my parent's that...
Actually, I am already signed up as an organ doner. Not much good while I'm in Europe, but still.
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