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Enjoying mouthwatering food in exotic countries –and not regretting it later

September 23, 2012 by kidstra

To eat or not to eat mouthwatering dishes in exotic countries, that is an oft raised question. Yes, it is possible to partake in most of the savory local dishes without risking outrageous stomachaches, seas of trouble, and the thousand other natural shocks that human flesh is capable of self inflicting.                                                                            William Shakespeare, […]

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Air travel/infants and children/ importance of vaccination

August 1, 2010 by kidstra
Infants Air Travel

Are your children’s vaccinations up-to-date before traveling by air? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in the past year alone there were more than 3,000 known airline passengers traveling while ill with a contagious disease.   1. The aircraft cabin environment abets the spread of disease-causing microorganisms. Infected passengers cough up, sneeze out […]

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Travel/Children/Bedbugs

July 31, 2009 by sonicblum

The odds of your family returning home from a vacation with bedbugs are extremely small – but steadily increasing. Bedbugs have been known for centuries. But in recent decades they have kept a low profile, restricting themselves to mostly seedy establishments. No more. They are popping up all over the world, sometimes in the plushest […]

Filed Under: Insects, Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel Tagged With: bed bug, bed bugs, bedbug, bedbugs, bedbugs bite, disease-causing organisms, exterminator, hotels, infestation, insecticides, itching, ultrasonic devices

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