While there is much to say about Thailand regarding travel challenges, don’t let the volume of words scare you. The excitement, colors and extraordinary sights far outweigh the travel challenges.
One of the reasons for my “early” visit in 2001 and the subsequent frequent returns is its ease of diabetic travel. So much is so comfortable in Norway. You can focus more easily on the enjoyment of the vacation then on the management of your diabetes.
Vaccines and Malaria and the Travel Clinic, Flying with Diabetes, Drinking the Water, Preventing Dehydration, Keeping my insulin cold, protecting my supplies from theft, carrying glucose during watersports. All of these tips were important to me on our recent trip to Curacao
Puerto Rico is an excellent, nearby location for a diabetic to visit. Before you continue, you might check out my complete discussion of Diabetic Travel Tips for International Travel. Many of the topics apply to Puerto Rico and I’ve put the details in that article, and references to them in
Vaccines before you leave – I always check out the CDC for my destination country or countries. Here’s the link for the CDC Vietnam travel page. Of all the vaccines recommended, the typhoid vaccine is the one my healthcare plan considers non-routine, and I had to pay for it.
I’ve traveled in SE Asia, South America, Europe and Africa. I considered myself to be an old hand at managing diabetic concerns in foreign countries. I’ve thrown up in Costa Rica, Peru, Morocco, Cambodia, and even New York City! Egypt really surprised me. The great news is that we traveled
Petra, Jordan lured us to extend our original two week Egypt vacation to include Jordan. As usual, in planning, I wondered, “While we are in Jordan, what else should we not miss?” Turns out there is a lot to see and do in Jordan – we spent almost a week
Hello, my name is Wendy Kirkwood Powers and this is my travel blog with travel tips and travel stories for diabetics and non-diabetics alike.
I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been for fifty-three years. From Antarctica to Svalbard, Australia to Africa, I’ve visited every continent.
With my husband Greg, I have been on safari to Africa, wandered among the blue boobies in the Galapagos, slogged through jungle mud in Laos, and he has even chased an ocelot in Costa Rica (with his camera!)
Our travel has taken careful planning, and constant attention to what is most important. I want to give you the inspiration and travel tips to enable you also to look beyond your own personal challenges, to not hide behind those words “I could never” and to see the world.
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