Do you need travel insurance if your health plan says you're covered abroad? Certified travel insurance advisor Lisa Jarvis of Chasing Memories explains why the medical side is where an unplanned trip gets expensive, what to do when the airline loses your luggage

In this episode:

- Your rights when your checked bag doesn't arrive

- The Montreal Convention & reimbursement for reasonable expenses

- Cancel for Any Reason deadlines

- Why your own health insurance may not pay overseas

- Safety tips for women traveling solo over 50

- Trusting your gut, with a real story from Vienna

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Just Travel with Sandy

00:51 Meet Lisa Jarvis of Chasing Memories

02:41 How Lisa learned travel insurance and street smarts

05:26 Travel insurance in Germany vs. the US

06:58 How to keep up with changing passenger rights

08:20 Sandy's canceled flight in Barcelona

09:15 Free passenger rights checklist and resources

11:10 What to do when your checked luggage is lost

14:43 What a certified travel insurance advisor does

16:05 Cancel for Any Reason coverage and New York

17:42 The biggest travel insurance myth

18:13 A surprise hospital bill in the UK

19:58 Broken leg in Costa Rica, fully covered

20:26 Why you can't drop medical coverage

23:42 Safety tips for women traveling solo over 50

26:11 Walking home at 1 a.m. in Iceland

27:04 Trust your gut: Lisa's Vienna story

29:36 Why Lisa leaves the country every Thanksgiving

32:53 Lisa's final advice

33:34 How to stay connected with Sandy

ABOUT LISA

Lisa Jarvis is a certified travel insurance advisor and the voice behind Chasing Memories, where she helps travelers handle the parts of a trip that don't go to plan, from canceled flights to lost luggage. Calm, practical, and allergic to fear tactics, she teaches travel insurance, passenger rights, and travel safety so you can master every mile.

Grab Lisa's free passenger rights checklist: https://www.chasingmemories.co

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chasingmemoriesco

ABOUT SANDY

I'm Sandy Colling, a luxury travel advisor based in New York's Hudson Valley, author of The Travel Lounge Life, and host of Just Travel with Sandy. I was born in France, raised in Germany, and have traveled to 40 countries. I help women who have always wanted to travel finally go, with confidence and without the overwhelm. Upcoming group trips: China and the South of France in 2027.

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Meet Monica Walls: Founder of Keca's Usna, a Croatian Heritage Beauty Brand

Monica Walls spent years as an HR executive in Silicon Valley, leading with purpose in the boardroom and showing up just as much outside of it, volunteering at food drives and walk-a-thons along the way. Her Croatian roots and love of travel eventually pulled her in a new direction, and she founded Keca's Usna, a lip color line built on heritage, storytelling, and the idea that beauty should feel personal rather than manufactured. Every shade tells a story, and every tube reflects the values she built her second act on.

Connect with Monica Walls

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LinkedIn (Keca's Usna): https://www.linkedin.com/company/keca-s-usna/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kecasusna

Website: https://kecasusna.com/

About Your Host, Sandy

Sandy is a luxury travel advisor, author, and podcast host who has traveled to 40 countries, speaks three languages, and has made it her mission to help women 50+ travel the world without the overwhelm. From leading small group tours through the Christmas markets of Germany and France to sharing hard-won travel wisdom in her book The Travel Lounge Life, Sandy specializes in confidence-building travel experiences for women in midlife.

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Just Travel with Sandy Facebook Community. The go-to space for women who want real travel experiences, destination guides, luxury travel tips, and first access to small group trips around the world. Upcoming trips include China, Southern France, Tanzania, Greece and more!

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Learn how to travel with confidence and ease with luxury travel advisor Sandy. Get practical inspiration for your next trip.

Ever come home from a trip needing a vacation from your vacation? In this episode I sit down with California licensed psychotherapist Kim McLaughlin, author of Feed Your Soul, Nourish Your Life, to talk about why so many of us can't actually relax when we get away, and what to do about it.

We get into setting real boundaries with work while you travel, why food routines matter more than people think, how living in an Airbnb instead of a hotel changes the way you experience a place, and why letting go of expectations is the fastest way to actually enjoy your trip. Kim also shares her own process for managing travel anxiety before every trip, even after years of traveling.

If you've ever put travel on the back burner or come home more drained than when you left, this conversation will shift how you think about your next trip.

About Kim Kim McLaughlin, MA, LMFT, is a California licensed psychotherapist, speaker, author, and host of the Feed Your Soul with Kim podcast. In her psychotherapy work she helps individuals, particularly high achieving women, navigate anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, relationships, emotional eating, and the challenges that can get in the way of truly enjoying life. She is the author of Feed Your Soul Nourish Your Life: A Six Step System to Peace with Food and is passionate about helping people stop putting themselves last and start creating lives that feel more fulfilling.

Therapy Website: https://feedyoursoultherapy.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimMcLaughlinLMFT/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyoursoulunlimited/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-mclaughlin/

About Your Host, Sandy Sandy is a luxury travel advisor, author, and podcast host who has traveled to 39 countries, speaks three languages, and has made it her mission to help women 50+ travel the world without the overwhelm. From leading small group tours through the Christmas markets of Germany and France to sharing hard-won travel wisdom in her book The Travel Lounge Life, Sandy specializes in curated, confidence-building travel experiences for women in midlife.

👉 Christmas Markets Germany and France, December 2026, just 8 spots available, currently $600 off in honor of my 60th! https://justtravelwithsandy.com/christmas-markets-2026

👉 Just Travel with Sandy Facebook Community. The go-to space for women who want hidden gems, real travel experiences, destination guides, luxury travel tips, and first access to small group trips around the world. https://www.facebook.com/groups/luxurytraveladvisorsandy

👉 Book a Virtual Coffee with Sandy https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/workwithsandy

Follow Sandy: Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/luxurytraveladvisorsandy Facebook: facebook.com/sandyjcolling Instagram: @justtravelwithsandyllc TikTok: @justtravelwithsandy YouTube: @sandystravelounge LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sandyjcolling

Learn how to travel with confidence and ease with luxury travel advisor Sandy. Get practical inspiration for your next trip.