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- Avoiding Insect Bites
Many tropical diseases, such as malaria, yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis, West Nile virus, L
- Websites
Some of the following links are on other pages of this website. I have brought them all together on
- Books
Below is a list of just some of the books that I have bought and found useful on my travels. I usua
- Suppliers
Links to the suppliers of the travel gear I use and recommend can be found through out this site. He
- Miscellaneous
Waterproof bags Used to separate and keep various items dry in your bag. Good for keeping valuables
 These include the usual ones you would get at home, colds, sore throats, and other infections. Take proper medications, or try to get access to good medical care whilst abroad.
Jet lag
Cause – crossing many time zones in a short space of time.
Symptoms – disorientation, tiredness, and irritability for several days after a long journey.
Treatment – take time to become oriented to the local time and climate when you arrive. Outdoor activity and exercise can help. Some take Melatonin or a short-acting sleeping pill. Afternoon naps can help also.
Prevention – rest well before leaving home. [...]
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 Firstly, I am not a doctor (but I play one on TV). Therefore, I am not qualified to give any advice on health or medicine.
This section is just a list of things I found out about travel and health whilst reading about various countries around the world. It also serves as a checklist of things to do before I go travelling and the order in which I need to do them.
For all travel-related health advice consult an expert (your doctor or travel clinic, for example). You can also read books and browse websites, but remember that [...]
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 There are a number of ways of carrying money, or at least getting access to it, as you travel.
However, there can sometimes be problems converting that money into the local currency in terms of excessive fees, terrible exchange rates, or even not knowing how much to change (for example, when converting too much in an attempt to save money).
The four main choices are listed below with their respective advantages and disadvantages. The fees and rates change all the time so don’t rely on any figures given, rather check the Internet for updates.
Keeping your money physically secure [...]
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Whichever way you choose to finance your trip, how far your money goes will depend on which countries you intend to visit, how (well) you intend to live, and the activities which you undertake whilst there.
If you are on a modest budget then don’t spend all your money on expensive gear. You will be constantly worrying about having it lost or stolen, and you probably won’t have enough left for food and accommodation. In many cases you can just take what your already have. See the ‘Packing’ section for hints on what to take [...]
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 If you are a diver and have a card or log book, take it with you. I forgot mine once when I was visiting Key West for less than a day. The diving equipment rental company wouldn’t believe I had one and instead insisted that I take a diving test in the local swimming pool before taking me out on the boat, and I just didn’t have enough time.
Note that there are many different bodies around the world which award diving qualifications (e.g. PADI, BSAC etc.) so you may need to know the equivalent qualifications for [...]
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 Getting in (and out) of countries can sometimes be a challenge. I once (a long time ago) took a ferry across the Straits of Gibraltar to Morocco (a 2.5 hour journey), only to be turned back as I tried to disembark and had to return to Spain.
The problem was a missing stamp in my passport which could only be obtained in the passport stamping office on the boat, and by the time I found this out the place stamping the passports had closed. Of course, nobody tells you this when you get on or while you [...]
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Before I left the USA last year after a 10 year vacation, I sold, threw out, and (mostly) gave away nearly all of my possessions, keeping only those that I could fit into one standard-sized airplane carry-on bag. (However, unlike Christopher McCandless, I didn’t burn my remaining money and hitchhike to Alaska to live in the wilderness).
Over the next few years I intend to travel around the rest of the world, living out of this one bag. I created this website to keep track of my progress, and to keep a personal checklist of the gear [...]
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