Which TBL resource should you use for this trip question?
Understand when to use free resources, Mini-Check, Decision Hub, Starter Kit, Advisory, or external support.
Planning support only — not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, medical clearance, prescribing, legal advice, insurance advice, or emergency care.
Short answer
- Use free FAQs for one practical question.
- Use Mini-Check when you feel unsure and need a low-energy first filter.
- Use Decision Hub when the issue is a trip-design choice.
- Use Starter Kit when you have one real trip to stress-test.
- Use Advisory when the trip is higher-stakes and clinician-reviewed planning support would reduce uncertainty.
Why this matters for chronic pain and fatigue travel
A tired traveller should not have to decode TBL’s whole site. The right next step depends on whether you need a quick answer, a decision route, a self-guided trip plan, clinician-reviewed planning support, or outside professional help.
What to prepare or change
- Start with the smallest useful step: FAQ, Mini-Check, Decision Hub, Starter Kit, or Advisory.
- Do not use TBL as a substitute for urgent care, prescribing, clearance, insurance decisions, or legal permissions.
- If you buy support, bring a real itinerary and the decision you need help making.
What to check first
Start here before reading more. These checks reduce avoidable decision load.
When this becomes a bigger trip-fit decision
Use Starter Kit when you need to stress-test one trip across body demands, schedule, support, and recovery time. Use Advisory when the trip needs more protection because the cost of getting it wrong is higher.
When to use external professional or official support
Go outside TBL for diagnosis, treatment, medication changes, medical clearance, emergency care, legal travel permissions, visas, airline-specific rules, insurance cover, or country-specific medication permissions.
Official-source check
Rules and requirements can change. Before travel, check the source that controls the decision.
- TBL Method Glossary
- TBL Medical & Travel Disclaimer
- Relevant external official sources when the question requires them
Related TBL resources
Use these when the question touches another part of the trip.
Related questions
Short answers for the next likely question.
When is a free FAQ enough?
A free FAQ is enough when the question is simple, general, and the next step is to check an official source, pack something, ask a provider, or clarify one issue.
When should I use the Mini-Check?
Use Mini-Check when you feel unsure, low-energy, or scattered and need a first filter before reading more or choosing paid support.
When should I use the Starter Kit?
Use Starter Kit when you have one real trip and need to see what the trip asks from your body, what to protect, what to simplify, and what backup plan to carry.
When should I consider Advisory?
Consider Advisory when the trip is close, complex, expensive, medically sensitive, fragile, or previously went badly. Advisory is still planning support, not medical care or clearance.
Need to apply this to one real trip?
If the answer depends on your route, accommodation, timing, support, and recovery margin, use TBL to stress-test the trip before pressure rises.
TBL provides planning and decision support only. It does not replace your clinician, pharmacist, insurer, airline, embassy, regulator, or emergency services.