As you would before vacation, it's always a good idea to get familiar with the political, social and health climate of your destination country before traveling.
The UC Merced Office of International Affairs offers a resource web page that provides links to information on political climates, travel alerts, health precautions and vaccinations and other important information needed when traveling to a foreign country.
Please go to the Office of International Affairs Travel Tools website for links and to read more about traveling to foreign countries, including information on specific countries, currency converters, translation services, trip planning, etc.
You can also see:
U.S. State Department travel warning/alerts
Centers for Disease Control Health precautions
Please remember to get all needed vaccinations and take all health precautions when traveling overseas, especially in undeveloped areas of the world where diseases or infections not found in the U.S. are endemic.
