THE LAST THING you want in life is to be puking your face off, running a fever, and/or bedridden watching some old movie in a language you don’t know during a trip that you’ve been looking forward to for months!

Its the worst.

And yet, getting sick while traveling, especially during the holidays, is not uncommon. In fact, I’m pretty sure we’ve all been there.

Just earlier this year, (in Costa Rica in the middle of summer!) I definitely caught some kind of bug. I had a fever, migraine, and vertigo/nausea for about three days. And even though it only lasted a few days, it was a bit of a bummer because our trip was only 5 days total and we didn’t get to visit all the awesome places and wildlife we wanted to.

View from the pool at the Makanda hotel in Costa Rica

But, its funny because before I even…