(March 2, 2019 at 5:29 pm)fredd bear Wrote: I can certainly understand the attitude in say parts of Asia.. Food is usually safe in the UK and US and of course in OZ and new Zealand..
When traveling I like to try local dishes, and I love trying all the different beers. Local house wines tended to be crap, even in France, where it was also very expensive. Only Austria had an excellent house white in a small cafe; a beautiful, fruity moselle.
IF I thought the local food was dodgy, I often went to a McDonalds, you know exactly what the food will be like, and it's so bland and lacking in fibre it won't upset one's tummy.
Also also had a few medications on hand, for travel sickness, diarrhoea, headaches etc. Always carried the scripts for medication with me. (for immigration especially; US immigration can be rather officious) Plus fruit bars, muesli bars, and boiled sweets such as barley sugar.
Best simple treatment I ever found for constipation was dried mango. I guess apricots or prunes would also work.
Ah well, not a bad as my dopey nephew; he refuses t go to any country where English is not the major language.
I just feel like if I am going to travel to another country, I want to taste their food and interact with their people. I suppose everyone has different intentions when they travel, though.
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