Healthy Holiday Travel Tips & Advice: Good To Know
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Tips & Some Helpful Advice For Staying Healthy On Your Holiday
I am always happy to receive helpful information from others, especially on subjects like …
🍉 Healthy Holiday Travel Tips
to help ensure, safe and illness free travels. Taking a few extra simple steps along the way, can certainly make a huge difference in keeping you and your family, happy and healthy when traveling.
Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to have traveled to a number of foreign countries for our vacations. Thankfully, we’ve all stayed healthy, with the exception of a few colds and slight stomach upset. With my collaborating guest author, we’ve put together a few helpful tips to ensure a healthy, happy holiday for you and your family.
Tips For Healthy Holiday Travel
The last thing you want on your holiday is to become ill or injured. Trust me I would know, I spent 2 of my 3 days in Athens bed-ridden, with the worst case of stomach upsets. 🤢
What was the cause❓ Who knows! 🙍
I could have picked something up on the long ✈ flight over, or could have been something I had previously eaten or drank. There could be a hundred reasons to blame for becoming ill. It’s only natural that we all talk about the great things about our holiday, but sickness is rarely discussed.
Staying Healthy During Holiday Travel
Traveling is wonderful and the experience visiting other countries around the world, is truly amazing. In fact, science has proven that there are many health benefits associated with travel. Check out Robert’s post here on the …
Some Great Reasons to … Get Out There & See The World! 🌎
Air Travel Tips – Stay Healthy In The Air
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips Advice #1
So, I’ve told you about my nightmare experience in Athens, so one word of advice should you be taking a long 🛫 flight, be sure to drink plenty of fluids. I don’t mean fluids as in 🍹 alcohol, but to drink lots of water!
As well, be sure to get up out of your 💺 seat every now and again, to exercise your muscles and get the blood flowing. This will help to avoid deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which can become very serious!
By drinking lots of water, it will also contribute to having you get up and stretch, by using the toilet. 🙂
Weather Conditions
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips Advice #2
Regardless of whether you’re heading to a warmer or cooler climate, your body will need time to adjust to the sudden change in environment.
Should you be heading to a location where it’s 🌨 winter time, you could be at risk of catching influenza (the flu) in that region. It may be advisable to visit your doctor, should you wish a flu 💉 vaccination before leaving, as well as any other shots that may be needed.
Robert has another post here on …
that’s definitely, worth a look at.
Adjust Your Daily Schedule Before Traveling
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips Advice #3
If you’re used to a standard desk job, where you sit most of the day and you plan to be doing a lot more 🥾 physical activity on your holiday, it’s always good to build up your fitness level before you depart.
Whether that means going to the gym or exercising at home, it will make for much less of a shock to your system once your holiday begins. Physical exercise will also greatly boost your immune system.
Start even by going for 🚶 daily walks and increasing the distance you go each day. Increasing your level of fitness is especially helpful, if you are heading on an adventure type vacation and where it may be hot and humid.
Pack Your Travel Necessities
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips Advice #4
In certain countries, you won’t be able to find the products that are readily available to you at home. For any necessities that you just can’t live without, be sure to add them to your packing list, before departure.
Pack Important Prescription Medications
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips Advice #5
If you do require regular ⚕ medications, you need to prepare yourself before leaving. Here’s a handy checklist of things to consider;
✔ Do I have enough medication to last me through the trip❓
✔ Is my medication allowed in the country I am going to?❓
Keep in mind, your medicine may be classed as being illegal in the area you may be visiting.
✔ Do I have a letter from the doctor setting out what the medication is, how much I will require and stating that it is for – my personal use only.❓
Even though its packaging may be bulky, do not take your prescription medication out of its original container. The label (with your name and dosage instructions) is essential, in providing authorities with information they may deem necessary.
Food & Water At Your Destination
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips Advice #6
Always be aware of the quality of {food and water}, at your destination is. Eating or drinking anything dodgy, could easily see you struck down with infections such as;
✔ Gastroenteritis;
✔ Typhoid;
✔ Cholera;
✔ Hepatitis A and B.
Handy tip:
Never drink 🚱 tap water when traveling abroad, ever!
Use bottled water to drink and brush your teeth. Also, be wary of the ice going into your drinks as well. Just the slightest introduction to foreign bacteria in your system can be very disruptive.
Avoid any uncooked food and any fruit that you {can’t peel}, as well.
Unexpected Medical Emergencies While Traveling
Healthy Holiday Travel Tips Advice #7
Should you need ⚕ medical treatment in any other country, you will need to find alternative ways to cover your health care expenses. As Robert here has always pointed out time and time again …
If you can afford to travel … you can afford travel medical insurance!
Whether you’re heading on a short vacation abroad or an extended stay away, it really pays to include a Travel Medical Insurance policy into your overall travel budget.
You will also find that certain private health insurance providers, offer discount travel insurance rates to their members.
Contributing Author Sarah:
Sarah works as Communications Manager for HelpMeChoose.com.au, one of Australia’s leading insurance and home loan comparison services.
I am happy to present this collaborative post on Healthy Holiday Travel Tips & Advice, offering some helpful travel tips and information to you. I’ve always said for many years now …
Below, I’ve also included a link to the 🍁 Government of Canada official website page on Travel Health and Safety. A great resource offering loads of information for safe travel and not just for Canadians, but for all travelers.
🍁 Government of Canada – Traveling 🍁
As travel has fully resumed for quite some time now after the pandemic, we should all still practice recommended safety precautions to avoid becoming ill. As a quick reminder and especially if you are traveling by .. ✈ air, 🚉 rail, 🛳 cruise ship and/or by 🚍 public bus;
☞ Wash your hands frequently and especially before eating;
☞ Carry hand sanitizer and use frequently;
☞ Avoid touching any surfaces used by others;
☞ Where a face mask indoors within public places and congestion;
☞ Practice social distancing regularly;
☞ Avoid large gatherings.
😎 Safe and Healthy Travels! 😎
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