DESOTO – While many countries are open to Americans who want to travel outside the US border, there are restrictions.

I was headed to South Africa next week, but that trip abruptly was postponed when this past Monday that country went into a Level 4 Covid lockdown.

While ticket prices are low these days in regard to traveling outside the US, certain levels of COVID danger are apparently still high.

To travel to South Africa and a variety of other African countries, there is no vaccination requirement, but there is a requirement to test negative upon entering that country and another test when leaving in order to get back into the United States.

Good thing I wasn’t there this week or I might be stuck. So, what happens when you do get