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Preparing For A Healthy Trip

Preparing For A Healthy Trip

 I write this blog because I want you to enjoy your travels, and I know it’s really hard to have fun away from home if you’re not feeling well. For several years, I was beset with minor illnesses on the road, and I eventually developed a strategy for preparing for a healthy trip. Here are […]

September 27, 2012 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
How To Avoid Getting Sick On a Flight

How To Avoid Getting Sick On a Flight

This post is courtesy of my colleague, Marybeth Bond, National Geographic Author and Founder of the popular website Gutsy Traveler — If you’ve flown with me, you know I’m a germ freak. I wear an air purifier around my neck for ion technology clean air and use a tissue to touch anything in the bathroom. […]

August 21, 2011 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More
Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D Deficiency

Hawaiian green sea turtles don’t need to use sunscreen, but you do. Since reminding you to practice safe sun, it has been brought to my attention that Vitamin D deficiency is on the rise these days because more of us are using sunscreen and wearing sun protective clothing. I live in Southern California and I’m […]

July 1, 2011 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Sun Safety Tips

Sun Safety Tips

Sun Safety Tips: It’s summer and chances are you’re enjoying a few days of vacation at the beach, a golf resort, or a hotel with a great swimming pool. In fact, if you’re anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, you’re probably outside more these days as the weather gets warmer. In any case, skin cancer is […]

May 29, 2011 | Updated: June 17, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Guard Your Goodies When You Travel

Guard Your Goodies When You Travel

Smart travelers pack carefully for their vacations and take everything they need to stay healthy. It’s equally important to safeguard those items while you’re on the road. One precaution is to divide prescription meds and other critical health care supplies and carry them in two different places, such as a handbag and a carry-on suitcase […]

April 25, 2011 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Good News For Allergy Sufferers

Good News For Allergy Sufferers

Having just learned that some of my weird symptoms are due to allergies, I was glad to read that at least one hotel is providing special rooms for travelers with asthma, allergies, and other respiratory sensitivities. The Hyatt Regency O’Hare is now offering 34 “Respire by Hyatt-Hypo-Allergenic” rooms, which they claim are 98% allergen free. […]

November 18, 2010 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Naomi Campbell’s Travel Secret

Naomi Campbell’s Travel Secret

What do you have in common with Madonna and Naomi Campbell? Dry skin. In fact, all travelers suffer dehydration when flying – it’s just that most of us aren’t going in front of a high-definition camera shortly after the plane lands. The good news is that you and I can take advantage of the same […]

June 20, 2010 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Mal de Mer and More

Mal de Mer and More

For years I have used Sea-Bands to prevent motion sickness – and they really worked. All I did was slip on the stretchy wristbands and make sure the white plastic button on the inside of the bands was positioned to push on the Nei-Kuan acupressure points on the inside of my wrists. Voilà! No more leaning […]

April 21, 2009 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Socially Embarrassing Snoring

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 […]

August 11, 2008 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Select Wisely for Travelers with Allergies

Select Wisely for Travelers with Allergies

I’m so glad I found out about Select Wisely cards. Until now ordering in a restaurant has been a real chore because I’m allergic to onions. The wait staff often doesn’t know what’s in a dish – and groan when I ask them to check with the chef. It’s bad enough when this drama is played […]

February 9, 2007 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 2 Replies More

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