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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2008India Trip
My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the USA....:-) Liz :-)Liz wrote: > My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of > India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any > suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the > USA....:-) Liz I've never been there but John has. No matter where you go, be prepared for pushy people who are after your money. At the airport people will swarm you insisting they carry your luggage for you (for a fee, of course). Learn to say "no thank you" very firmly. Jill :-)Liz wrote: > My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of > India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any > suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the > USA....:-) Liz So many things, where do I start? The Taj Mahal is supposed to be quite impressive, so that's an obvious choice. I would really like to see Akshardham one day: http://www.akshardham.com/gujarat/ I would recommend buying Frommers or Fodor's to read and see what he would like to do that would be practical given his schedule. They have some stuff online too: http://frommers.com/destinations/india/ http://www.fodors.com/world/asia/index.html  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com don't drink the water, seriously. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of > India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any > suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the > USA....:-) Liz Also avoid consuming fresh fruit, veges and ice if you want to avoid tummy bugs. Although I ate all three whilst I was in Mumbai and survived. Oh, and be prepared for a little bit of culture shock. I hope you have a great time. Dewi On Jan 27, 2:43 am, ":-\)Liz" <wldw...@fuzzyyahoo.com> wrote: > My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of > India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any > suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the > USA....:-) Liz > Also avoid consuming fresh fruit, veges and ice if you want to avoid > tummy bugs. Although I ate all three whilst I was in Mumbai and > survived. You might have a tougher stomach than the average USA'an, though. We're so germ-phobic in this country that we're making ourselves sick by not having enough exposure to low-level pathogens. I think we have a harder time adjusting to the amount of bacteria in the water in developing countries than other people from more industrial places such as Australia. But that might just be another one of my uninformed theories. :) Joyce > Oh, and be prepared for a little bit of culture shock. > I hope you have a great time. > Dewi > On Jan 27, 2:43 am, ":-\)Liz" <wldw...@fuzzyyahoo.com> wrote: > > My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of > > India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any > > suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the > > USA....:-) Liz SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. On Jan 27, 1:43 pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > > Also avoid consuming fresh fruit, veges and ice if you want to avoid > > tummy bugs. Although I ate all three whilst I was in Mumbai and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce I do think I have a tougher stomach than most, which may be due in part to growing up in various developing countries. Although I think my cats, with them being the grots that they are, may have continued to toughen my immune system further. I went to Thailand and Malaysia only a week ago and ate lots of fresh and cooked food during my travels and not once did I get an upset stomach. Mind you I was very careful to wash my hands before eating or touching my mouth or lips and that sort of thing. Hopefully I'll be as fortunate the next time I travel. Dewi > > Also avoid consuming fresh fruit, veges and ice if you want to avoid > > tummy bugs. Although I ate all three whilst I was in Mumbai and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce Your theory is bang on. Two cases I know of: 1. My grandmother couldn't understand why mother was always sick as a child, whereas the other kids were never sick and they were allowed to play in the mud and always getting dirty. 2. My co-worker was a clean freak and both her boys were always sick, all their lives. Bobble >> My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of >> India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > tummy bugs. Although I ate all three whilst I was in Mumbai and > survived. The guy will probably be travelling mostly through middle-class India, which is much the same as middle-class anywhere except bigger, no? The people he's working with will be the best source of information about health risks. ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts > My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of > India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any > suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the > USA....:-) Liz You've probably already done this, but please talk to your GP now about what shots you need. Some shots need more than one dose to give you 100% coverage. At the very least, make sure you have copies of all your travel documents with you and with another person back home you can contact in an emergency. Make sure you have a good first aid kit with water purifier tablets and those wonderful pills that help stop diarrhea, and those salts to add to (clean) water to rehydrate you if you do find yourself with funny tummy. Clean syringes are also not a bad idea if it just so happens you need an injection. It really depends on where in India you'll be... if you are 'backpacking' around, you'll need a more thorough personal first aid kit than you would if you are on guided tours and stick to the large cities where English is spoken by most people and the medical services are just as good (providing you can pay) as any other place. Yowie SignatureKyla's Cat looked over her shoulder and watched her write this ;) ":-)Liz" > My DH will be making a business related trip to various parts of > India(starting in Bombay) next mth...(A 3 week trip) Anyone have any > suggestions on things to avoid, see, do...or take? ....We are in the > USA....:-) Liz Could he get my husband's high tech job back??? All those types of jobs were expoerted there 7 years ago... Got a good catsitter? Have a good trip Puuuuurs Kyla%b
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