Tag: staying healthy on the road
Oh my aching bones…
So we’re traveling in Africa and my husband bangs up his knee and his shin. “Oh my aching bones…” he wails. “Here goes our trip,” I thought to myself. “There’s no way we can continue with one of us limping and moaning.” Enter ARNICA the hero. On the banks of the Zambezi River, a fellow […]
Socially Embarrassing Snoring
I recently started a travel story with a reference to my husband’s snoring. Several readers commented that it was funny (comparing the noise I sleep with every night to that of hippos grumbling in the Zambezi River), but – in truth – snoring isn’t a laughing matter. I know travelers who are afraid to fall […]
Travel Diarrhea – Let’s Talk About the Trots
Travel diarrhea – Whether you call it Montezuma’s Revenge, Delhi Belly, or the Aztec Two-Step, you know what I mean. One minute you are enjoying your vacation and the next you feel like you’re in the ugliest stages of colonoscopy prep. Travel darrhea is most likely to strike a) in developing countries and b) at […]
Simply Gargle Sore Throat Remedy
I’m really not into “lifting” things from restaurants, but more than once – when struck with a sore throat on the road – I’ve had to “borrow” a salt shaker from a dining table. Nothing soothes that my-tonsils-are-on-fire feeling like a little NACL gargle. Now some ingenious folks have come up with single-dose plastic pouches […]
