Thursday, January 20, 2011

Ten top tips for travelling healthily

 Pack more condoms than you think you’ll need - Then make sure you’ve got a couple with you when you go out.

Never drink water in an aircraft bathroom - Quite literally, you don’t know where it’s been.

Double your regular water intake when flying - Then make sure you are properly hydrated before boarding, as cabin humidity and lower oxygen levels will dry you out much faster.

Get out of your seat and move around - Do so for a minute at least once an hour on a long haul flight, and rotate your feet at the ankles as often as you remember.

Make the most of local cuisine - Provided it includes locally grown fruit and vegetables and genuinely fresh meat and fish, but not if you’re in Las Vegas, obviously.

Any sort of risky behaviour you indulge in at home will be even riskier abroad - You won’t know what the local attitude is, you may not be able to speak the language and, surprisingly, people might be all too willing to take advantage of tourists.

Get vaccinated early - Many of them will take a few weeks to become fully effective.

The sand, snow or sea will intensify the sun’s rays - Take extra care when out in it under these conditions.

Don’t turn breakfast into a carb fest - Followed by a morning of inactivity it will send you home considerably wider around the waist.

Hangovers are always worse in a hot country - This is because of the ease of dehydration.

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