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D Walker said:
Guys, thsnks, tons of great advice,some I had thought of, some not, Newton, maybe just me and you, but whenever we have been away I've made my kids walk the fire escape routes etc etc, guess what they do now!! Haha, but I always ask them if they can do it on their knees with eyes shut then they have a chance.
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I have got into the habit of observing and checking fire escapes during my travels around the world, very few countries (even in Europe) have good practice regarding fire safety and it is a worry I bear, I YongKang, China I found the ground floor doors chained inside on an 18 story hotel! Needless to say I went berserk at the manager and it was very quickly resolved and got me upgraded to a suite! Other times I have found laundry carts blocking exits etc.

That said I inspected a primary school in Camden earlier this summer that had just built a picked fence and single inward opening gate across the playground of the nursery in front of the main double fire escape doors to control the mums at going home time. The school business manager’s face when ashen when I pointed out the error!

The other thing I was going to mention is getting into the habit of not drinking tap water anywhere overseas, even brushing teeth with bottled water! Expect stomach bugs on every new continent (particularly Asia) as locally they will have a whole different set of stomach bacteria that we have no preparation for, my brother lived in Taiwan for over 25 years and still got bugs on occasions. A couple of times these laid me low for months till I built a resistance to them.
 
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Yes I used to drive my wife nuts whilst on holiday, I (we) would walk up stairs in hotels checking fire extinguisher dates etc. All through my offshore training. But I explained at 3 am I want to know this stuff will actually work. My eldest could see the Grenfell Tower escapade from work and when he went home he did exactly the same stuff and found all the hydrants in the stairwell locked off and nobody knew where the keys were. This has now been sorted.
 
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Contigo said:
Eat Natural Yoghurt as soon as you land in each new country it helps to reduce stomach bugs and gripes.
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Drink beer at all times, saves you having to worry about the water.

Also if you get to the point where you are on shorts, ask for no ice in your drink. Invariably it's made from tap water.
 
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And dodge anything that's been washed in water. Like salads. Even boiled water can be dodgy (such as in India), so avoid food that's been cooked in water. Like rice.
 
D Walker

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Yep, she on board regarding water & ice after our Goa trips. No drinks she doesn't open, see poured or see someone else drink from same source. TBH she can take or leave alcohol.
 
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Actually IME ice these days is *very* rarely made with tap water.

The yoghurt trick is a good one though

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Son 1 did China/Nepal/Vietnam. Son 2 came back this week from Mongol Rally - 20 countries with Iran a favourite for food and people.
 
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Nibby said:
Reading the op makes me feel guilty with the worry I must of put my much missed mum and dad through with the motorbikes I had at 16/17/18, never crossed my mind what they were thinking at the time.
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I cycled from Dublin to Cork when I was fifteen. When I was seventeen I went to the Alps climbing with my best friend. We worked all summer to pay for it. I was completely ungracious, and sullen even, when my parents questioned the wisdom of two teenagers climbing mountains four times the height of the ones we had been on. Even the trip, in pre-budget airline days was an adventure. It's only now I can respect both sets of our parents letting us go.

This, and many other adventures, made emigration at 21 easy to handle. It also made later business travel all over the world a breeze.

Tricky to let them go but it has to be done. Coincidentally my ten year old went on her own to a birthday party a mile away for the first time yesterday afternoon. She wasn't keen on going on her own, and to be honest neither was I, it would have been so easy to take her there as usual, but I felt it was time she started experiencing some independence.
 
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Well, she is back, went to Thailand and Cambodia, fell ill and decided enough was enough.
BA were amazing, saw how Ill she was, shifted her into Business Class and basically mothered her..
 
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D Walker said:
Well, she is back, went to Thailand and Cambodia, fell ill and decided enough was enough.
BA were amazing, saw how Ill she was, shifted her into Business Class and basically mothered her..
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Well, good she's back, but what a shame she fell ill and cut the trip short. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
 
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Chaps
Intend doing the Beatles thingy in Liverpool late November with a lady friend.
Fri Sat night. Probably getting the train across
Need recommendations for central hotel and any other thoughts
I am going to look at the usual websites tonight but I know you guys are knowledgeable in this sort of thing and I am not
 
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Felonious Crud said:
Well, good she's back, but what a shame she fell ill and cut the trip short. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Lol, forgot, yep she is on the mend, food poisoning, she has started getting chopsy again, which means she is fine, sorry Dave, not been to Liverpool, but I know my FIL stayed in a hotel right next to the Cavern club, think that’s the one, said it was great..
 
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