Travel Safety & Health

How to USE YOUR CELL PHONE WHILE YOU DRIVE!

By CadiesMama06

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Want to master texting and driving?.. more »

How to View Wildlife Safely

By Felicity

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Whether you are trekking in Nepal, hiking in the Rockies or just taking a walk down to your local nature area, viewing wildlife can be a very fulfilling and enjoyable experience. All the same, the reason it is called wildlife is because it is ... more »

How to Avoid Getting Pickpocketed in Paris

By AnneV

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Paris is an edenic city filled with museums, outdoor cafes, wrought-iron street lamps, bridges spanning the Seine and, unfortunately, pickpockets that prey on tourists. Petty thieves are hard to spot as they have made an art form out of being ... more »

How to Backpack Through Brazil

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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The size of Brazil can be overwhelming when planning a backpacking trip across the country. Stretching from the Andes to the Atlantic and containing most of the Amazon rainforest, the mighty Iguacu Falls and the Pantanal, Brazil possesses a ... more »

How to Be Safe From Fire in a Hotel or Motel

By eHow Travel Editor

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Knowing your fire exits and fire safety when on vacation is just as important as it is at home. When staying in new hotels and motels, the first thing you should do upon entering your room is take a few minutes to go over the fire exit plan... more »

How to Become Uninvolved in Road Rage

By dav2008

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You are driving to work or on your way to drop the kids off for school or accidentally cut someone off in a traffic jam, and the other vehicle honks their horn at you and starts to involve you in their road rage. Here's what you do..... more »

How to Detect and Remove a Tick with a Match

By QuinnBee

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Are you going camping soon or do you live in a wooded area? If you answered "yes" then it is important for you to know that ticks are known to occupy such areas. Ticks can be a problem and need to be detected fast and removed just as ... more »

How to Enjoy a Safe Mardi Gras 2008 in New Orleans

By tyinquarter

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Mardi Gras 2008 is here and there is no place to celebrate like New Orleans! Here are some simple tips to help you have a safe Mardi Gras in the Big Easy!.. more »

How to Exchange Papers After a Car Accident

By miacarter

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A motor vehicle accident can leave the driver of a car, trucks and motorcycle shaken, injured, and disoriented. And many motorists who are involved in collisions are unsure of what exactly they should do and what information they should obtain. ... more »

How to Get a Foot Massage in Taipei, Taiwan

By CyndiLou

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For the tired and weary traveler, nothing beats a soothing foot massage. There is no better place to find one than Taipei, Taiwan, where foot treatments are a national pastime. A mecca for Chinese medicine, Taipei is home to fantastic holistic ... more »

How to Handle a Road Rage Situation.

By Mary Ann I

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Someone that has road rage can be very scary, intimidating and dangerous. Don't let them cause you to have road rage back because it will only make the already bad situation worse. There are many things we can do, here are just a few ideas... more »

How to Lessen the Effects of Jet-Lag

By JanCast2007

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Jet-lag commonly occurs when a person travels across different time zones and their internal clock is thrown out of whack. This loopy feeling brings with it symptoms such as insomnia, irritability, lack of focus, intense headaches, body aches and ... more »

How to Maintain Your Diet While Traveling

By eHow Travel Editor

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There are plenty of temptations on the road to divert you from your diet - but with some planning, you can stay committed... more »

How to Make A Traditional Viking Shelter

By survivorman

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Have you ever gone hiking? About 12,000 people in the US alone get lost when they go on a hiking trip. You may or may not know how to create a shelter for survival. This is a classic shelter that was made by the Vikings hundreds of years ago. ... more »

How to Not Get Ripped Off at New Orleans Jazz Fest

By Melissa Maroff

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A big event like Jazz Fest is going to attract scammers, rip-off artists and just plain not nice folks…that’s a given. But you don’t have to be their next victim. There are various warning signals and precautions to take to help you come out of ... more »

How to Predict the Weather without technology

By Loving Mackenzie

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Predict the weather by yourself without a barometer just by looking and pinpointing several observations from the grass, the animals, the sky,etc. before a storm or rain comes.. more »

How to prepare for Hurricane Season

By fontayne

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The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins June 1st and lasts through November 30th. As a transplanted New Englander living in Florida, I had no idea what steps to take to protect my family and pet should a hurricane hit. So, I researched ... more »

How to Prevent Yellow Fever When You're Traveling

By eHow Travel Editor

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Yellow fever is a mosquito-spread virus that occurs in Africa and South America. Symptoms appear three to six days after exposure and include headache, vomiting, fever and jaundice. Get immunized before you travel to these countries... more »

How to Recover From Jet Lag

By eHow Travel Editor

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Maybe you pictured taking the Louvre by storm the minute you stepped off that plane in Paris, but though your mind's willing, your body's not. When you travel to a new time zone, your internal clock needs time to adjust. Insomnia, fatigue, lack ... more »

How to Stop a Semi Truck in an Emergency

By JamieTurner

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To avoid a collision in an emergency situation, if evasive steering isn’t possible then braking becomes the only option left. In general, it’s usually safer to make a quick stop than an evasive turn if there’s enough room to do so. Even if the ... more »

How to train your cars gas tank

By listenhere101

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You know we sometimes, like to ride our cars until we get on EMPTY. Well, this day in age we need to keep it full. But, with the troubles of the gas spikes. Who can't seem to do just that. Well, let me tell ya, it is worth doing a little trick ... more »

How to Use a Chinese Toilet

By yangfan

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China is a huge and diverse country currently in the throes of rapid development. Any traveller to China will find something to suit their adventure, from shopping in glitzy high-rise malls in cosmopolitan Shanghai, to trekking with ethnic ... more »

How to Avoid Bad Water While Traveling

By eHow Travel Editor

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When visiting areas with poor sanitation, take extra precautions when handling or drinking water... more »

How to Avoid Being Pickpocketed

By eHow Travel Editor

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People often worry about becoming the victim of a mugging or other violent crime, but the truth is, a pickpocket is much more likely to separate you from your valuables than a confrontational criminal. Although pickpockets are associated with ... more »

How to Be a Fearless Female Traveler

By CyndiLou

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Many women find long distance travel intimidating; the idea of being in a foreign place can cause feelings of fear or insecurity. Here are some tips on traveling safe so you can feel better about seeing the world on your own!.. more »

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