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  Travel Tips
   
  Water
 
  Safe Drinks
Bottled, name brands that are sealed
Anything boiled - coffee, tea or boiled water
Carbonated beverages - soda, beer, or anything with bubbles
 
Unsafe Drinks
Tap water
A thermos marked for drinking water
Two-thirds of bottled water is contaminated
Do not use ice cubes
 
Helpful Hints
Bring your own creamer for coffee and tea
Bring straws (cooling from ice allows for contamination)
Do not brush your teeth with unsafe water
Use mouthwash to brush your teeth and rinse the toothbrush
   
  Food
 
  Safe Foods
Any food served steaming hot, including rice
Fruit that you peel
   
 

Unsafe Foods

Raw vegetables usually have been washed in unsafe water
Prepared fruit may have been cut with a contaminated knife
In Mexico, avoid melons of any type - they are sometimes injected with water
Avoid pork which may contain parasites
   
  General Helpful Hints
 
Rabies - Do not pet domesticated or wild animals
Wet Wipes - Bring wet wipes for cleaning minor cuts and washing hands
Use waterless hand sanitizer gel

Bandaids/Antibiotic Ointment - If cut or scraped, wash with wet wipe, apply ointment and cover with bandaid
Toilet Paper - Remove the cardboard core and store in a zip lock bag
Mosquito Repellent - For malaria prevention, use mosquito repellent
Sunscreen - Put on at least 15 minutes before going out in the sun
Sunburn - The closer you are to the equator, the easier it is to get burned
Yellow Card (International Immunization Travel Card) - Do not attach to passport, an official may throw it away. Keep it with your passport and only offer it if requested.
   
 
 

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