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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That monkeys at Siam Reap are not cute and need to be avoided.

That the heat and humidity in Vietnam is so much worse than DC. Wear lightweight clothes.

That umbrellas don't work in Scotland. Bring a hooded rain jacket.

If you are traveling in a country where you can't drink the water, keep your mouth closed in the shower too.[/quote]

Agree with all of these. Also, [b]in a country where you can’t drink the tap water, you also shouldn’t brush your teeth with the tap water (because you’re lazy/thinking “oh it’s not that much water!”) Same with washing fruit. [/b]Do not ask me how I know. [/quote]

+1 and also ice in your drinks. [/quote]

I get this advice all the time and wonder what water you think restaurants use to wash their fruits and vegetables.

I had no issues in rural Mexico over several trips or El Salvador (many parts of the country, rural and urban) where I ate street food, little hole in the walls, or people’s homes, and have only gotten ill in Costa Rica where supposedly you can drink the water (I didn’t anyway) and we only ate at nice restaurants and hotels. You can get sick anywhere, always travel with Imodium because it may not be readily available.

One thing I wasn’t prepared for in Central America is just how insanely humid it is. We stayed in climate controlled hotels and NOTHING ever dried. Our swimsuits and hiking clothes came home smelling pretty funky despite hanging everything to dry as soon as possible. Took a while to clear that odor from our stuff. I also wasn’t prepared for the size of some of the pests (spiders and scorpions) we found in our (again, nice!) hotel rooms. I also really wanted and needed ice in London and our hotel seemed to find it such an odd request and couldn’t fulfill it. I needed ice for an injury/strain and wouldn’t have minded some cold water! We lucked out with big rooms in the UK all three cities I’ve visited so I guess that’s unusual.[/quote]

The conventional wisdom is to only eat fruit and veggies that are peeled or cooked. [/quote]

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