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Disasters are not something I like to think about. I’ve been told more than once, mostly because I don’t like to camp and I don’t particularly like the outdoors that at the end of the world, I will be one of the first to die. I’m not sure who wouldn’t want to be one of those lucky ones. But with this in mind, the world most likely isn’t going to end any time soon, and yet there are still disasters to be had. It is important to be prepared, because especially if you have others that you are responsible for, nobody will do the job for you, and it could have long lasting consequences.

So how do you prepare yourself for impending disasters such as an earthquake, flood, or other surprising problems? If you live in areas like LA, you better know that you are pretty much in the epicenter of any major earthquake. Therefore, you want to get earthquake safe latches and doors, make sure that things hanging up and otherwise are more stable than the average and get earthquake insurance! Most states require you to have certain home insurance depending on the region anyway. So the law has taken care of it for you.

But if you want to be prepare for disaster, you should really cover your bases, be prepared for more than one basic type of disaster. I would strongly recommend looking into health and safety training. Health and safety training provides you with a basic approach. They help you to put together evacuation plans for both home and office, which is of course important being that you spend a fair amount of time at each.

They will teach you what to do if you cannot get out of the building right then. They will teach you how to put together your own 72 hour kits, deciding what exactly it is that you would actually need. They will teach you how to protect yourself potentially speaking from serious injury. The right health and safety training could make a bigger difference than you might know. And you may be surprised in this training how big a difference something like a 72 hour kit could actually make.

The best European vacations can be complicated things. I’ve tried it all. I’ve been backpacking, and it was fun in college staying in hostels, but tiring. I’ve been couch surfing, which actually gave me a really great experience. I had a host that took me all over, showed me all of the best sites, and had some good connections in the local scene. But I was somewhat restricted. And I’ve tried the tour bus route. Never again! I got to see a lot of things in a short period of time, and they did actually have connections to get us in faster and into sites like the Venizian glass factory that I never would have seen on my own. But all of that time on the bus, not worth it.

But while I’ve traveled Europe in many ways, one of the best features I found quite recently was European river cruises. I needed a break from the people around me. Traveling with people is much different than being around them from time to time with no work or anything else to temper it. So I did take some time off as did they. On one of my lone excursions, I found something called European river cruises. The first one was in a small gondola, and it was a great starter experience. With time, I found European river cruises that had slightly bigger and better accommodations, and many of them seemed to know more about what they were doing, more about what they were talking about when we passed certain sites. This is actually how I saw Big Ben when in the UK.

European river cruises do have their complications. It’s a lot of sitting, and you only get to see things like Big Ben from far off. But honestly, it’s a vacation from a vacation and well worth it. You can take a minute to sit back and just see the sites, and some sites you have to have a boat to get to in some countries. Certain cities have more canals and more options as to where you can go. But it’s definitely something I’ve found to be desirable.