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Liquids on board flights
judging by the court hearings in London taking place recently, it was a serious situation.
it appears, that the house where the explosive substances were being kept, was bugged and cops were recording all conversations, which are now used in court.
at least the great majority airports in the UK are allowing since January to carry more than 1 hand luggage.
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Basic Safety
It's easy to let your guard down when you travel. After all, you're more relaxed and there are so many new sights to focus on. In addition to paying attention to your personal safety (avoiding secluded places and not walking alone after dark), you'll need to reset your thinking when it comes to traffic safety, too. The rules of the road aren't the same overseas as they are at home. In some countries, people drive on the opposite side of the road and you'll need to be aware of this before you cross the street - look in the opposite direction from the one you're used to. Pedestrians don't always have the right of way overseas, either. Be sure there are no cars coming when you step into the street: If there are, they may not stop for you!.
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Avoiding Stomach Illness
My doctor commented that while motilium was OK as a 'help you go a while without vomiting' thing, in most cases be believed in a 'better out than in' school of thought - especially if you didn't know why you were being sick.
I'm not a doctor, and I'm not sure if that's the usual advice, but it does make sense to me - if you are vomiting to get rid of something toxic, and you take something to stop you being ill, surely that's just making things worse?
I try to ease in to eating local foods - I don't normally go to places all that exotic, but I try to stick to fairly plain foods, and try one new thing a day. I'm also paranoid about what I drink..
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Lose Weight on Vacation
I'm vegetarian, and I usually lose a lot of weight when traveling because I often can't find anywhere that actually understands what 'vegetarian' means. I usually end up living on salad sandwiches and crisps :(
I'll be going back to Sweden soon though, and I'm really looking forward to falafel (I thought it looked horrible and didn't try it until right at the end of my last trip, but it's actually quite nice).
When I went to Los Angeles I lived in Sizzler (eating from the salad buffet) - I still stayed the same weight there, but my traveling companions gained weight from all the steaks....
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what Precautionary Remedies do you carry when you TraveL??
the one which always help is aspirin or ibuprofen, and known if you travel to countrys with very different food or culture some medication for diarrhea.....
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Johor Bahru.. Be wary..
I agree with that especially around the Johor Bahru check point. Please be extra careful when you are around the area and also the small street and back alley in Johor Bahru town.
Beside that, other places are more better condition.
Thanks..
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Vaccines- confused and too much money!!!
On the topic of vaccines, I went to the doctors recently to enquire about which ones I need for my trip and was horrified when the doctor told me a rabbies vaccine will cost me 105!!!
I'm torn between having it done and letting this one go......
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Keeping your belongings safe at PMI
This isn't unique to Palma. This is true everywhere. Always keep an eye on your belongings!.
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Take cold bath instead of using A/C
[quote]I normally don't use A/C as its very bad for health because it releases some sort of Gas which are responsible for Ozone holes and other disease.[/quote]
Don't you use a fridge either? ;-)
The main ozone-depleting gases are already banned from aircon. Most units you will find now (apparently) use a much safer gas, and all new ones have a new, completely safe, gas..
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Does anyone have any home remedies for headaches?
Ahh. another attempt at trying to get one's site across by deception.
Martinz and katrina_kk41 are one and the same. :nono:
we all know what that means, boys and girls!
We wave the magic moderator wand and BAN THEM. :wizard:
*gone!*.
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How do you overcome depression?
Forgot about this one. Clinical depression is when you can't see anything into the future and just thinking about it sends you crashing into another low....plus suicide is a common side effect. Gets more complicated with uni and bi-polar but essentially the same end result.
My advice now is go to a doc and actually get some pills. Didn't think they'd work, but been on Prozac since Christmas and they are remarkable.
Well, except for the fact that if you suffer from psychosis as part of this they will make you want to kill everyone! :D
Trev.
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Are you afraid of bugs and creepy crawlies when you travel?
I am not afraid of a bug unless it has the ability to inflict harm or injury upon me. I grew up in Guam where the cockroaches were huge and bugs, lizards spiders and the like were pretty much everywhere. The main thing that I cannot stand are mosquitoes....just because they seem to really like me. On a trip to Costa Rica a few years back I got absolutely nailed on the last night...bitten all over my feet and had the welts to prove it for several days..
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Swollen ankles are a pain!!
you really need to try the Circulation Booster MOBILE. This device send electricial impulses to the nerves in the feet stimulating the muscles to contract and release - thus pumping the blood. The Circulation Booster MOBILE is opperated through a pair of socks and uses TENS technology. What is TENS? transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator.
You can buy these devices in some pharmacies..
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Malaria Tablets?
Also, read up on the Neem tree. Eating a couple leaves every few days helps keep the liver free of malaria. You can take these while on anti-malarial pills too.
The main 3 anti-malarials are:
Larium - taken weekly, but may cause depression or vivid and/or violent dreams
Doxycycline - taken daily, but increases sun sensitivity, can cause ulcers in the neck if you lie down within a half hour of taking it, and is perhaps the one the mosquitoes are most immune to
Malarone - taken daily, and although there aren't many side effects, it's expensive
I enjoyed Larium (with a high the day I took the pill and also vivid dreams) and ended up with malaria the time I took Malarone.
Whatever you do, read up and make a plan for protecting yourself. One of the strains of malaria is very potent and commonly kills if you do not get treatment within a day or two.
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Urgent: DONT Travel To These Places NOW !
[quote]Oh brother. One snowstorm or bad winter does not debunk the theory of global warming[/quote]
Red Tape,
I Always Believed That - The Theory OF GLobal Warming And Improvement The Talks Around This Topic Delibarately Has One Purpose To Increase Business Of HEat (etc.)l Energy Producing Corporations. And To Kill The Business Of Oil Producing COuntries.
-The Coldest Winter In Iran In Last 100 Years
-Coldest Winter In Azerbaijan For Last 60 Years
-Coldest Winter in Turkey For Last God knows Which years
Etc. Examples.
AND GLOBAL WARMING
[quote] 21 people in Iran died because of the cold?[/quote]
Yes, It Is Offical. The Coldest Winter For Last 100 Years.
Can You Imagine It Snow On Desert In Iran Now. And Probably, Pople Who Died Are Azeris. And I Had plan To Be In Iran With Friends, But We Cancelled.
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Travel Dangers- Help needed for article
Define "bad"
Somethiong tells me you are gonna get a lot of "I got ripped off by a shop keeper" stories..
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Boiling bad cold is not good enough ...?
I believe you have to boil bad water at least twice to get rid of the bacteria etc....I might be wrong though.
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Terror crackdown
Absolute madness. It is all the symptoms of police state and just step away from totalitarism. I understand the need of security etc, but why the heck do they need all this information? Credit cards numbers??? Am I going to be reimbursed if some clever clogs lose his laptop with my data on it? Its not like this did not happened before.
But what really gets me, it is a question 45: Any other biographical information. This can mean absolutely everything and anything. It is legislation loophole which gives authority to check and recheck my whole life in its all entirety; including when I first kissed and who, what I had for lunch yesterday, etc. grrrrraaahhh on what hand you have madness of political correctness on the other madness of police state security, how are they (government) going to accommodate for both?.
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New terror detention limits
Nope. It is against basic human rights. The potential legislation of 58 days holding period does not change the fact, the action itself would be immoral even if lawful..
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Hygiene issues at hotels - video from Fox I-Team
Hi
Have you guys seen this video: [url]http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4838888 and version=3 and locale=EN-US and layoutCode=VSTY and pageId=1.1.1[/url]
It is a video from Fox and something called I-Team. It shows how glasses are cleaned (or rather not cleaned) at some hotels. I have never really thought about this before but I think that I will probably take an extra look at the glasses before I use them the next time I stay at a hotel. This was actually pretty gross :shock:.
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