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Travel Advice for anyone contemplating leaving home for their two weeks in the sun.  Print a copy and bookmark the page!

Scan your travel document details then e-mail them to yourself. You can then retrieve them if they get lost or stolen. Do the same with the relevant pages on your passport. -- Umma Germany

1. - Make copies of your birth certificate, passport, and drivers license and take on the trip with you, but don't keep them in the same place as the originals. If you lose the originals, the copies can help. 2. - Don't use the locks that came in your suitcases, a fingernail file can open them. Buy your own small padlocks and use them instead. 3. - If you normally get an upset stomach while travelling, carry pieces of ginger with you in a plastic baggy. Chew on them and your stomach will soon be better. 4. - Separate your IDs. Only keep one ID with you. That way, if you become the victim of a pickpocket, you'll still have your other IDs to help you out. -- WIBI2@aol.com

Always keep a Compass in your motor car, especially when travelling abroad. – Hugh Sutherland Oxford England

Warning to women visiting Greece. Some areas have a Rape problem; I survived an attempted rape, however two of my friends were not so lucky.

When out late at night stay in a groups, preferably four or more. Being sober and with your boyfriend or husband is not enough to guarantee safety, My friend and her boyfriend were attacked by a group of four young Greek men, they beat my friend's boyfriend unconscious and gang raped her, neither were drinking at the time. If one of your group is a bit tipsy, make sure that she gets back safely. 

If you are unlucky enough to be a victim you should report the attack to your embassy or consulate as soon as possible.

The local police are often reluctant to prosecute the offenders preferring to blame the victim for what they claim is consensual sex while drunk. Almost all of the offenders get away with it. -- Fiona from Sunderland fmac100@nospam.com 

Subject: Neat site. Here is a site for your Heath and/or Travel Links -- www.flat-d.com  The device is for eliminating the odor from gas, farts or flatulence. It really works, I have one. The device is used for people who care about the odor of their gas. I used it for travelling with my family, we were confined in the car and hotel rooms. I was not embarrassed by my gas odor. The device is used for health reasons also, view their success stories. Just thought you might like to link to them. I love your site. Frank  Frank Morosky   18 Dec 2002 

Non resident Indians (NRIs) Beware! Be Careful at the airport Please take note of this - it could very well happen to you. My suggestion is that you take a photocopy of the visa and keep it in safe place.

Source: "The Hindu" 20.06.03" This is a well-organised conspiracy by members of Indian Immigration, Police, Customs and Air India staff with networking at all the Indian International Airports. Be watchful when ever you give your passport to Immigration/Customs/Air India staff. The passport can be easily tampered with and can create trouble to you.......read on........

Flying.

Ear Popping. Avoid flying if you have cold, flu, or hay-fever. If you have to fly take an oral decongestant before and after landing. For babies letting them suck a bottle or dummy will help them reduce earache.

Popping ears: To prevent ear popping when travelling by air suck sweets, sip drinks, swallow, chew, or yawn when problems start to occur. – Scott Edmunds.

Subject: Flying, ear-popping. I recommend using ear plugs, put them in 30 mins before take-off and take them out after landing. A good brand is "Ear-planes" which is specifically designed for this. Dan.(Daniel Penny) 

Subject: Re.: Travel tips, ears popping. I fly airplanes for a living, and the previous tips regarding "ear blockage" need further attention.

The "blocking of the nose, and blowing" is commonly known as the Valsalva maneuver (see Webster's dictionary.) While this maneuver may certainly relieve sinus, or ear pressure; some fundamentals should be understood!

Air pressure, like water pressure, is higher at lower altitudes (or lower at higher altitudes.)

Imagine a helium filled balloon. If released into the air, it climbs. As the air pressure outside the balloon decreases, the rubber balloon feels more pressure from inside. This continues until the pressure inside the balloon overcomes the rubber strength and bursts the balloon.

In the same way, if sinus pressure is not able to escape at a normal rate, the higher pressure inside your head will feel painful. If you now apply further pressure, using the Valsalva maneuver, you "could" burst your tissue balloon. However, while descending to lower altitudes, the pressure will be applied from outside your sinus system. Your inner ear has had time to adjust to the pressures at altitude and will now feel a higher pressure from outside. The Valsalva maneuver "may" relieve pressure under this situation. Remember though, you are not attempting to inflate a car tire with you mouth. Extreme pressure "may" do damage at any altitude.

My suggestion: I have been flying for more than 13 years and served as Captain on Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas MD80 aircraft. I have never needed to use the Valsalva maneuver. The moment you feel the aircraft climbing or descending (the slight tingle in your ear); you should begin yawning, chewing, swallowing, and exercising your jaws. Each of these techniques helps, and some work better for some than others. The key is to "prevent" ear blockage, not correcting it after it hurts. If you have a sinus irritation prior to flying, consult your physician; possibly use some sinus relief medication.

I apologize for the lengthy explanation; but it hurts my ears to see a recommendation for the Valsalva maneuver without any explanation of the physics.

Good Luck; and Happy Flying! -- simmons558@earthnsplink.net  (K. Simmons)

Subject: Tips when flying  While a flight attendant, we found these tips really worked!  1. If you stomach is a little jumpy, suck on ice cubes. Do not eat or drink anything else for several hours.  2. If your ear start to feel "weird" and especially if you have a small child complaining of ear ache, get a coffee cup (paper or styrofoam) and on the bottom of the cup, put one or more paper towels that have been soaked in very hot water and wrung out. Place the cup over the ear that's causing discomfort. In a few moments, your ear will feel better.   3. NEVER fly if you have any kind of sinus problems!! If you must, be sure to take medication several hours prior to your flight.  K Smith usmcnspmom@earthnsplink.net 

Caution!! 
Subject: Ear pains: If you're flying and you feel your ears start to pop, whatever you do DON'T plug your nose, close your mouth and blow...my friend did it and burst her eardrums. Another trick to try is to put two cups over your ears, it can help to equalize the pressure.  -- Heather & Steve Campbell heatherandnspsteve@shaw.ca  Heather & Steve Campbell 

Air-sickness: Sit above the wing where there is least turbulence – Scott Edmunds 1998.

Subject: Fear of Flying Here's a free online course to help with the fear of flying. http://www.fearofflyinghelp.com Stacey Chance stacey40@pacnspbell.net  30 Nov 2002

Insurance

Have a read of  http://www.fool.co.uk/news/Comment/2003/c030213d.htm   NIck Garner SureUK  

Another tip.  Things like 'kids travel free' are now just about a  standard practice in  online travel cover - so if you're being charged  more for the pleasure  it's likely you are being 'done'. Nick Garner 

  We consistently rank  in the top 10% for price competitiveness in  www.moneysupermarket.com 

Insects

Biting Insects. To make yourself less appealing to insects wear light colored clothing. - Anon.

Subject: Mosquito bites To minimize or avoid mosquito bites maintain high (but safe) levels of B vitamins (B Complex). Flying insects will be turned off by the smell and taste of your blood. This is especially valuable when traveling in countries with Malaria, Dengue Fever and West Nile Virus. Susan Laputka Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA laputka6@bellatlantic.net  

Subject Vitamin B6 and Mosquito bites: This advice has been around for a while; that high doses of Vitamin B6 will repel insects, I have tried the vitamin route with little success, but one of my friends swears by it. I did read in "The man who mistook his wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sachs, the Neurologist, that high doses of B6 can cause a loss of one's body perception as a side-effect, according to Wikipedia, this is known as loss of propriception. Camphor and menthol do seem to work as repellents as does a lit cigarette. -- Ed Milton Keynes England

Insect Bites. To relieve an insect bite apply an ice pack or ice cube for 1- minutes. Let the skin dry, and then add an antihistamine or hydrocortisone cream. - Maryam Husseini, San Diego, CA

Unwanted Insects: Avoid wearing yellow anywhere where there are annoying and biting insects as it attracts insects. --Scott Edmunds.

France. On holiday in Brittany last year we were constantly caught out trying to buy bread mid-day and in the early afternoon. Stock up in the early morning or early evening -- Rouhi Peck Wimbledon

Security

To avoid a burglary when you are away on holiday, your luggage tags should show the destination address only -- Dave Edmunds

Rambling.

 Rucksacks: When camping and walking where it may be wet, line the inside of your rucksack with a bin bag, and tie it to stop the contents getting wet. – J Whittaker.

Matches can be waterproofed by dipping the heads in candle wax. A box of matches can last twice as long by slicing each match lengthways in half. – Anon.

Cold Weather: Walkers and climbers, wear a warm hat, as 30% of the heat is lost through the head. – Scott Edmunds.

In a really cold environment use mittens rather than gloves.   Frozen fingers can be identified and remedial measures taken before frostbite sets in -- Jimmie Stewart   Dunfermline  Scotland

Cold weather survival.  Someone who had been on a course led by an SAS soldier told me that they stressed that you should pack your rucksack so that there is easy access to the materials for making a hot drink.  Hypothermia can be postponed by cups of tea -- Des Vine

Tummy Bugs:  

If stricken with tummy bugs, starve yourself preferably for two days – resume eating non-protein foods such as fruit or chips. When the problem has finally gone a suitable protein source to start eating again is chicken. Consult your Doctor on your return from holiday. -- Uncle Ben, Jan, 78

If suffering from heavy vomiting due to food poisoning/tummy bug/etc. fizzy drinks such as Coke and Pepsi help to re-hydrate and relieve the discomfort from vomiting -- Afrooz Kaviani, Iran, Jul 96.

Holiday. When in a new city for something different visit the courthouse – Graham Peck Wimbledon UK

Dentists When overseas be firm about avoiding amalgam fillings.  I was pressurised use them and it cost me a fortune to get them out when I returned to the USA -- Graham Doble Colton CA

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