Traveler’s health
Diarrhea is the most common health problems often peoples complain when traveling across countries.
One high-risk destination is Mexico, Dominican Republic and Haiti, and developing countries in Africa, South and Central America, Middle East and Asia. Less risk countries are Australia, European countries, Japan, South Africa and countries in North America.
Diarrhea is not a specific disease but a description of the symptoms caused by certain micro-organisms that are transmitted through contaminated food and water.
Diarrhea -causing bacteria Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, some patches of E. coli and Vibrio (causes cholera).
How to avoid diarrhea? Here are some suggestions:
- Do not buy street foods.
- Avoid raw foods. In particular, salads, raw vegetables and unpasteurized milk and dairy products like cheese, and eat only cooked and still hot or fruit can be peeled by the traveler to eat (bananas and oranges).
- Avoid raw or undercooked meat, fish or shellfish.
- Do not use tap water to wash all fruits and vegetables or ice cubes to generate. Avoid fruit juice diluted in tap water.
- When in areas where water is not chlorinated, bottled water is a safe alternative for vial is closed and sealed.
- Use bottled water for brushing teeth.
- Cover your mouth while showering.
- Make sure that cutlery and plates clean and dry before using them to eat.
- Boiling water is the best way to clean drinking water. Boil for one minute.
- Use of water filters are most effective against pathogens.
- The use of prophylactic antibiotics can help, especially for short-term travelers.
- reduce the cleaning gel hand sanitizer and wash their hands, the incidence of diarrhea (and breathing).
Most cases of Diarrhea do not have to be treated and spontaneous. But in cases where it is or bloody diarrhea and high fever should be treated with antibiotics. If you have diarrhea drink plenty of water. Some infections such as cholera can be fatal due to dehydration.
Food at airlines
Currently, the airport in various cities around the world, wherever they may be very limited about what you can and we should not take it in the trunk of the plane. But of course everyone has their own favorite foods, which would be brought into the plane as a typical food of the regions he visited, or presents for friends at their places of origin. Each package of food carried a maximum weight that may be taken, such as fruits, vegetables, soups, beans as well as cheese, and cream.
No doubt, buying food at the airport of course expensive, for those who have problems with this or do want to enjoy a food from home, of course, wants to bring their own food and enjoy it on that journey. One thing you need to make sure the smell of food. Do not let the smell was disturbing the other passengers, even harmful for others. In addition, we also have to carry extra food in preparation for a companion who does not bring any food at all.
If you are a mother carrying a baby, of course, you need baby food during the trip, such as infant formula, milk, and other baby drinks. Any beverage that has been sterilized you can bring into the aircraft, but some airports staff require you to explain it, even taste it to make sure.
Beverages or liquids such as soft drinks, perfume, wine, and other typical souvenirs that you buy in the airport after passing through the checkpoint can be directly brought into the plane because it usually has been assessed and screened by airport officials.
Sharp objects such as spoons, forks, knives and even should not be brought into the plane, if they want to eat in the plane you have to use a hand, fruits that do not need to be peeled like grapes, oranges, bananas allowed to be brought into the plane.
The most important thing before making the trip, is making sure you have ask your travel agent about the foods that should be brought into the plane and that should not be. And, Have a nice trip.
Vacation with bicycle
In recent years, people’s desire for adventure travel been increased, but economic conditions makes adventure enthusiasts become stagnant because of economic problems. As a result only a few people are able to participate the journey of adventure and costs hundreds and thousands dollars.
But there is a solution for this situation, ie, touring by bike. You can still enjoy the adventure travel by bicycle. There are various kinds of bikes, specifically for bicycle touring now more and more kinds, ranging from the most affordable price to most expensive.
Sounds possible and fun is not it? You will get a more reasonable cost. You can travel freely without charge, without tickets, you just need to ride your bike as far as where you want, freedom belongs to you completely.
Spending time in days round the cities, parks, bridges and others. The most likely cost is for food. The engine takes power and power is from food, but if you want to be more efficient, eat at home.
So whether you’re looking for variety of adventure trips, small changes in the style of your trip, or some way to change a bit cheap travel adventure into your life this year, try a bike tour. And for you all out there a new cycle, a lot of cycle touring guides and tips on the internet to get you started. Good luck, and have a nice adventure.