Fortunately for you, clever people around the world have come up with solutions to many of the unforseen problems the international traveler faces. Many of these are available from Walkabout Travel Gear, as well as a bevy of other useful items. You will also find an assortment of travel tips, useful information and anecdotes.
So you're a woman who needs to pee, but one look at that foreign bathroom immediately conjures up
images of men from the CDC clad in white protective suits bearing away unpronouncable disease organisms
in hermetically sealed containers. You certainly don't want to touch anything, so what do you do?
GoGirl and Freshette have some answers.
Don't let that cloud of mosquitos spoil your vacation with a bout of malaria, yellow fever, west nile,
or a series of other diseases. And what is that odd wiggling sensation moving up your leg - do those local centipedes really grow to 5 inches in length?
Check out the bedding accessories, insect nets and DEET products line.
One slight of hand, a simple distraction, a few minutes later you reach into your pocket or purse
to pay for that interesting souvenir, and suddenly you can't find your wallet.
Check out the many ways of securing your valuables.
There are a number of different socket types found in foreign countries, and you may need a transformer
to allow your 110volt 60hz device to use 220volt 50hz power.
Check out the adapter and tranformer kits and individual items.
New, TSA approved locks allow you to lock your suitcase or backpack, yet allow TSA personnel to get in in they need to without using a bolt cutter to gain access.
Take a look at the non-breakable plastic containers designed to hold 2 ounces of shampoo, soap or other liquids, all passing muster with the TSA.
So you're going to an area where Montezuma still extracts his revenge on the unwary traveller who trusts the local water supply. And surely you don't want to be featured in a future episode of "Monsters Inside Me" squirming painfully as an internist calmly recites the peculiarities of your case in all its gruesome detail. See how a sanitary straw or portable UV purifier can save you a whole lot a discomfort and save you from a career in the strange and macabre film category.
But what do you do about a lost filling, loose cap, or crown when you're exploring the outback around Timbuktu? Has that needle filled with your Novocane been used before, perhaps on patients with AIDS or hepatitis? Carry your own sterile needle pack and temporary filling kit with you.
If you can point, you can communicate using more than 500 universally recognized symbols of everyday items and situations. Kwikpoint's laminated, passport sized folding card is used by the US Marines and the International Monetary Fund's Employees for their stints in foreign lands, so how about using it for yours?
At less than 1 ounce you can now carry your own 140 sheet supply of biodegradable toilet tissue.