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Has anyone been to Haiti?
- Thread starter maycee
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janet-in-nc
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I usually go to a travel clinic when I go to out of the ordinary places. They seem to have
a lot more information than my Dr. By the way, the pills are individually packaged so they haven't been touched. smileys/smile.gif
a lot more information than my Dr. By the way, the pills are individually packaged so they haven't been touched. smileys/smile.gif
Travel clinics are terrific. They're up on the latest and most specific issues in
regions. A malaria outbreak in Africa may not be the same malaria strain in Haiti. The shots aren't cheap and usually aren't covered by insurance (maybe work will pay for them?), best to get the "right" shots first go around.
regions. A malaria outbreak in Africa may not be the same malaria strain in Haiti. The shots aren't cheap and usually aren't covered by insurance (maybe work will pay for them?), best to get the "right" shots first go around.
For context, check out the State Dept's Country Profile on Haiti. Also
don't miss the series of links on the right side, including "Two years later...what you don't know"
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/index.htm
don't miss the series of links on the right side, including "Two years later...what you don't know"
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/index.htm
While I find the State Department Travel Warnings alarming (it's their job), this is worth a read.
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5239.html
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5239.html
Most of them use chemicals which make the water taste yuk. This works well, but its $115
She got it YEARS ago so there may be something better by now?
http://www.rei.com/product/767831/first-need-xl-water-purifier
She got it YEARS ago so there may be something better by now?
http://www.rei.com/product/767831/first-need-xl-water-purifier
Michael, if you can stand the perfume, Avon's "Skin So Soft" is the ONLY thing that
worked on me when camping to keep mosquitoes away. Trust me. I've tried every product on the market. Apparently they are drawn to my carbon dioxide emissions because it's certainly not my charming sleep-deprived personality.
I can be swaddled in blankets up to--and over my head--while Larry lies there buck-nak#'d with no blankets and the mosquitoes will still feast on me.
SOS is oily, so that's going to mess up the blankets big time, but at least you'll be able to get some sleep.
Good luck!
worked on me when camping to keep mosquitoes away. Trust me. I've tried every product on the market. Apparently they are drawn to my carbon dioxide emissions because it's certainly not my charming sleep-deprived personality.
I can be swaddled in blankets up to--and over my head--while Larry lies there buck-nak#'d with no blankets and the mosquitoes will still feast on me.
SOS is oily, so that's going to mess up the blankets big time, but at least you'll be able to get some sleep.
Good luck!
I wholeheartedly agree with everything Mar said! The stuff is the
ONLY thing that will work on me! I don't think it's really heavily perfumed, more like a soft baby powder smell to me and I found that I didn't have to really put it completely on me. Just some key spots. Neck area, a few swipes on the arms, a swab on the belly and back and a few on the leg areas. Oh, and my butt!!! They will bite me through heavy jeans. Nasty little buggers. Like Marilyn, they actually bite me through the blanket and John is ignored!
ONLY thing that will work on me! I don't think it's really heavily perfumed, more like a soft baby powder smell to me and I found that I didn't have to really put it completely on me. Just some key spots. Neck area, a few swipes on the arms, a swab on the belly and back and a few on the leg areas. Oh, and my butt!!! They will bite me through heavy jeans. Nasty little buggers. Like Marilyn, they actually bite me through the blanket and John is ignored!
I'm right there with you, Traca! Many classics are free. So far I've listened to:
Peter Pan
Grimms Fairy Tales
Swiss Family Robinson
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sign of Four
Wizard of Oz
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
House of Seven Gables
Lost World
Around the World in 80 Days
The Magnificent Ambersons
If anyone is interested, this is where I download the books: https://catalog.librivox.org/search.php?title=&author=&status=complete&action=Search
My favorite reader is Mark Smith from Simpsonville, SC. Here is his page: https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=204
Peter Pan
Grimms Fairy Tales
Swiss Family Robinson
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sign of Four
Wizard of Oz
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
House of Seven Gables
Lost World
Around the World in 80 Days
The Magnificent Ambersons
If anyone is interested, this is where I download the books: https://catalog.librivox.org/search.php?title=&author=&status=complete&action=Search
My favorite reader is Mark Smith from Simpsonville, SC. Here is his page: https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=204