General tips for health:
- Buy adequate and appropriate .
- Check the general medical advice for travellers..
- Check if your medication is legal in the country that you are visiting.
- If you have a particular medical condition which may require medical intervention abroad (e.g. severe heart disease, pregnancy), it would be sensible to carry a letter from your GP surgery giving a medical summary and details of any treatment or current medication.
- If taking certain prescription medication with you (e.g. opiates and controlled drugs) also take the prescription and a GP's letter.
- Pack all medication in your hand luggage.
- Drink plenty of water. If you drink alcohol or take certain drugs your body can become dehydrated, especially in a hot climate.
- Practice safe sex - always use a condom. Ensure that you pack a supply before you go as they are not always as readily available abroad and quality can differ between countries.
- Find out the local emergency number and the address of the nearest hospital when you arrive overseas. Your tour company representative, local guide or accommodation manager should know.
International Travel Health
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Travel Thing 1
I was exhausted. I flew to Copenhagen from London, where I gave the personas and getting from data to design seminars at the Nielsen/Norman Group conferences. The seminars went great, but it was two full days of being ‘on’ for big audiences, plus jetlag, plus sleeplessness…I was pooped. So I get on the plane to Copenhagen and spend my time worrying about giving the talk the next day (it’s remarkably hard to give a short talk on something you’ve just spent two full days talking about. That might qualify as a ‘Thing 4.’ We’ll see when we get there.) When I got off of the plane, I was dizzy with exhaustion. And when I’m tired, I’m incredibly susceptible to thinking the world is completely falling apart and nothing will ever be ok again.
Which is probably why I completely emotionally overreacted to my discovery that no, Denmark has not adopted the Euro. See, I HAD some Euros. I was all prepared. And then I get into the airport and see prices that were in the hundreds of thousands…and I realized I was actually totally unprepared. I had no idea what the exchange rate was. Which meant I had no idea how much a cab might cost. Which was enough to send me over the edge.
So I went to the cash machine—which offers only Danish as a language by the way. (And a note on that…why can’t my bank card remember that I choose English, oh, 100% of the time? Why on earth do I have to choose a language every time? And when I DO need a choice, like, say, in another country…I don’t get one?). After two attempts (I think I tried to get out the equivalent of $5 the first time and maybe $5000 the second) I had a handful of Kroner. And still no idea what the exchange rate was.
And now you’re going to say ‘weren’t there those exchange rate boards that show what the exchange rates are?’ Yes of course there were. Am I the only person on the planet whose brain starts to spin uncontrollably when I look at one of those? Am I overthinking, or is it REALLY difficult to figure out how to read something that looks like this:
Traveller's Health
If you are traveling to a country with an increased risk of malaria, obtain a prescription for preventive medicine for this disease from your physician. The medication needs to be taken before you go on your trip, during your travels, and for four weeks after you return.
Avoid swimming and any water activities in freshwater lakes and streams as you may be exposed to certain diseases. If you are traveling to a country with an increased risk of disease transmitted by mosquitoes, be sure to protect yourself with insect repellents, special clothing, and bednets while traveling in these areas.
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