Physician Advice on Travel Vaccinations and Travel Health
Posted in Travel Sites on Nov 18th, 2010
Photo Credit Costa Rica means rich coast in English. Soon after I arrived, I did feel rich. This occurred when I changed American dollars into Costa Rican colớnes. Five hundred colớnes is roughly equal to 1 dollar. So, when I was handed several bills in denominations of 5000 and 10,000 colớnes, I felt like a [...]
Posted in Travel Sites, Travel Vaccinations on Oct 6th, 2010
I’ve already tried to lure travelers to the tropical Central American country of Costa Rica in a recent post. There, I watched monkeys swinging on trees, bright yellow snakes perched motionless on trees, leaf-cutter ants marching together bringing leaf fragments back to the colony and agoutis, large rodents, romping in the forest. We saw bright [...]
Posted in Travel Sites, Travel Vaccinations on Aug 9th, 2010
Costa Rica is a world away from North America. I recently spent over a week there during the rainy season. It is a country that delivers an experience unlike most other travel destinations. Tourists are immersed in the tropical rain forest surrounded by flora and fauna that are unlike any present in the northern hemisphere. While [...]
Posted in Travel Sites, Travel Vaccinations on Jun 10th, 2010
Photo Credit The World Cup in South Africa opens tomorrow and is attracting travelers from all over the world to view the competition. The combination of enormous international crowds converging in a foreign country has travel health and safety risks. Many of these are preventable with advance preparation. There will be two fierce competitions occurring [...]
Posted in Safety Abroad, Travel Sites on Jun 7th, 2010
The World Cup opens in South Africa on June 11th and is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors. Thirty-two nations will compete in 9 cities until the Cup’s conclusion on July 11th. While large crowds always create security issues, the U.S. State Department has recently issued a travel alert for Americans bound for [...]
Posted in Germs and Worms, Travel Sites, Travel Vaccinations on Apr 14th, 2010
This post could have been titled, When Irish Eyes Ain’t Smilin’. Find out why. Ireland, the land of luck and leprechauns, has always been a popular destination for travelers. This past year, international travelers to this lush island experienced exposure to an infection that is rarely seen in developed countries. There was an outbreak of [...]
Posted in Travel Sites on Feb 18th, 2010
Vancouver is captivating the world, even though the iconic show ‘American Idol’ on the Fox network had more viewers than the Olympic snow and ice competition on NBC, earlier this week. Fox and ‘Idol’ get the gold. Medals are pouring in for the Americans. So far, they have won 14 medals in Vancouver. Yesterday, American [...]
Posted in Travel Sites on Feb 2nd, 2010
Millions of eyes will soon be on Vancouver, British Columbia to witness the 21st Winter Olympic Games, which opens on February 12th. The Paralympic Games will follow on March 14th. I was in Vancouver this past summer and construction for the games was already underway. It promises to be a spectacular competition. There will be [...]
Posted in Travel Sites on Jan 25th, 2010
Haiti is crying out for help. The world is shocked and saddened by the suffering and devastation from an earthquake that struck the island without mercy. Governments and ordinary citizens from the four corners of the globe have sent armed forces, medical personnel, blankets and supplies, volunteers, disaster relief experts, cash and prayers. Americans have [...]
Posted in Travel Sites, Travel Vaccinations on Dec 11th, 2009
China is a magnet for tourists, students and businessmen. The Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 showed the world that China is prominently on the world stage. Millions from all over the world visit China every year. It offers an unparallelled adventure in the eastern hemisphere. In China, ancient treasures are juxtaposed against modern skylines and [...]
