Mum has been seasick for five years
RARE condition leaves woman suffering from sea sickness five years after she disembarked from her “dream cruise”. Most people think she’s drunk.
Health & Safety
‘Parrot fever’ and other bizarre travel illnesses
AUSSIES flocking to Europe are being warned to beware of “parrot fever”, caused by being defecated on by birds.
Revealed: Worst places to get sick overseas
FROM remote parts of Africa to places much closer to home, here are the countries to avoid if you’re worried about falling ill.
Ka-ching! The holiday that pays for itself
By Helen Davidson SOARING dollar means a US shopping trip could pay for your flights there with the savings you make.
Travellers neglecting to have shots
MORE than 70 per cent of Australian travellers do not get vaccinated before heading overseas.
The most expensive place to get sick
IT SEEMS as if everybody knows someone who has needed to see a doctor during an overseas holiday.
How to look good on long-haul flights
HIGH-flying team of flight attendants share the secret to staying healthy and looking glamorous while cramped up for the long-haul.
Aussie travellers’ carefree attitude ‘risky’
AUSTRALIANS holidaying overseas risk incurring significant expenses due to their carefree attitude about travel insurance, survey finds.
‘Naked scanners’ banned over privacy fears
CONTROVERSIAL full-body scanners will not be used in either of Dubai ‘s two airports in a bid to “protect passengers’ privacy”.
Top 10 travel insurance tips
FROM medical loopholes to animal theft, here’s some insider advice on what to look for – and what to avoid – when it comes to travel insurance.
Sure enough, insure
NOTHING can ruin an overseas holiday like illness or injury. And, as the saying goes, if you can’t afford travel insurance, you can’t afford to travel.
New travel blood clots fears
DEADLY blood clots are just as likely to form from long-distance train and bus trips as they are from air travel, experts have warned.
Why flying is a real headache
HEADACHES associated with air travel appear to be a “huge and painful problem” for many passenger, according to a new report.
Rabies a risk for Olympic tourists
IF you’re heading to the Beijing Olympics, you should worry less about catching an exotic disease and more about bronchitis and dog bites.
Diarrhoea patch protects travellers
A NEEDLE-free vaccine protected more than 70 per cent of visitors to Mexico and Guatemala from travellers’ diarrhoea, researchers say.
Plane cabins no hotbeds of disease
GETTING on a packed plane some people likely to have an infectious disease increases the risk of catching a bug, right? Wrong.
Things that go bump in the flight
WHERE do the rattles, whines and all the other things that go bump on your flight come from? Alistair Smith explains.
Things you don’t want to take home
MICROSCOPIC parasites, water born fleas and translucent catfish are just a few of the least desirable keepsakes you can pick-up on your holidays.
Eat and runny on the road
TRAVELLER’S diarrhoea is as inevitable as a delayed flight but you can minimise your chance of succumbing, writes seasoned traveller Ewen Bell.
Sky-high health
TRAVELLING can sometimes feel more like running a marathon: try these tips to stay healthy, hydrated and happy on your next long-haul flight.
Horror holiday hangovers
HOW did you get the hangover from hell on your overseas holiday when you only had a few drinks?
Dangerous liaisons
IT’S not so romantic when you realise you’ve been given an unwanted sexually transmitted “gift” from your holiday fling.
Blood clot risk factor rated
RESEARCHERS know the absolute risk of blood clot while sitting in a cramped airline seat one in 4656.
Plastic surgery ‘disasters’ await medical tourists
AUSTRALIAN plastic surgeons are having to repair botched operations and shattered lives because of the boom in cut-price Asian cosmetic surgery.
Don’t stack on the kilos
BUFFET breakfasts, happy hours and lazy days: such holiday indulgences can stack on extra kilos, sending you home heavier than when you left.
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