recent crea about
‘murders _ and violence’
has turned many people
off and'1 can’t blame
them. I- predict that. the .
Mexican: government is_
7 going to. make some.
very interesting travel |
packages available’ to. _
Canadians in the near

future to counteract the |

bad publicity.

. if Mexico. could clean up.
the. act, T’ d go again. My big .

_ gripes have little to do with. .
the physical danger involved,;:
except in areas of. sanitation .

. and medical care. ge _

The ‘cliniate + in n winter is:
delightful. The beaches are
_ beautiful, but the water is. -

doubtful. When we were. in ~

‘Puerto Vallerta a couple of ©
years ago, a fuzzy brown.
‘scum polluted the swimming -
area and I. wouldn’t go near
it. Instead, I lazed around the -.
beach, drank a couple of
_.scotch and soda —. with ice,

and was sicker than anyone. :
who went swimming! =.

The lack of sanitation is

killing more of us than the .

violence ever could. My dear
old doctor who guided me
‘through the. childhood

diannnecne nea an.

- GiStases and . (@CCiGents Tée-
_ tired a few years ago. For his
first voyage as a senior -
citizen, he chose Mexico. Six

weeks later he died of'a liver —

disease — picked up‘ there,
accordin B. to his doctor. ~

The bottled: water, brought
around to villas.and‘hotels i in.
huge - glass containers," is

considered ‘to be ~ safe.
WRONG. Many suppliers |
‘purify’ the water by passing
an electrical current through

it. It kills ‘some of the bugs —

but leaves many others to
boggle the systems of —
pampered North Americans.
We just don’t have the
built-in resistance to tropical

bacteria that the residents -

have. ,

The salads and raw fruit

are washed in tap water,

crawling with amoebas which
give us a nasty form of
dysentery — unpleasant and
difficult to treat. For the very
young and for senior citizens,
it can be fatal. Their food

markets turn my stomach. I.

don’t like flies at the best of
times, but when I know they
have been crawling over
open sewers, I get a case of |
galloping aversion.

Anyone | travelling — to
Central America, except for

passengers on cruise ships, .

is in real danger. If you're
determined to go, here are
some ground rules:

1. Have a series of T.A.B.T.
(typhoid and tetanus) and
cholera shots before you
leave home.

2 Join © 1A.M.A.T., the
International Association for
Medical Assistance to Trav-
cllers (A non-profit organiz-
ation of medical doctors,
trained in Canada, U.S.A. or
Britain) so that you'll be sure

of competent medical help if

you need it. Address - 1268
St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto.
M6E 1B9,

Page 14, June 7, 1978 - North Shore News. =

3 Take _

_ Same: goes for i ice, See

- along —

' offices.

4. Don't t: ‘drink - any. ‘kind of.

- water, bottled or otherwise, .
: unless you boil it yourself for

“half an hour: or use .water
- purification tablets. .

5. Avoid salads, rare meat or:

‘any~ ‘food that hasn’t. ‘been - e.
cooked for.a long time. Your -

best. bet is a kitchenette in’
~ your: ° hotel, eating © canned»
- food. or stuff that you. can
‘brew up. Avoid any cream.
- puddings, pies or. food with
Mayonnaise.

6. Avoid . any- confrontation —
with the. Mexican. Police.
Keep your clothing: ‘modest,
never undo the ‘top-of -your’
bikini on the beach: If you
‘smoke. funny cigarettes ‘Or
take. ‘anything other . than »
prescription’ ‘drugs, . leave.
-them at. home. You’d better
“have a ‘good excuse for any
- Valium ‘or’:other uppers or
_ downers ‘you carry.

“6.

7. If: you: ‘have. children with -

- you who may. “be subject to.
- -any sort of custody hassle,

get all the necessary papers. -
and have them validated at»

the Mexican Consulate here - :
before you go. This includes ~

kids you may be- taking |

giriiriend, your . smail niece. .
or. anyone under the: age. of |
a1. CO

8. Wear shoes.
. types of crawlies that: attack -
bare feet.and end up fluking
_ their | way. ‘through your’
"bloodstream: :

QS Carry | your. “money ; ia ;

travellers’ cheques and cash.
only small. denominations at:
one time.. - -

10. Arrange for tclephoue

calls home at regular inter-
vals. Be sure that: the person
you are calling has the sense
to notify the, proper authori-

ties if your call is more than -

12 hours overdue. .

11. Take no valuables. Leave

your good watch at home and »

‘Timex your way.’ This’ goes
for jewellery, too. Shop at the.
S & 10 for some bits of junk.

12. Have a great holiday!

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QUESTION: My wife and 1,
‘both 70 years are contem- ff
plating a visit to Britain this. §

summer, with a view to

‘spending ‘at least a week in

London. We would like to
stay In central London, as
close as possible to the
theatres. and the bus = tour
Could you recom-
mend a few hotels? Are we
dreaming by setting a
maximum of $40 a day, with
breakfast, of course? Thank
you for any assistance you
are able to give us, and
please ‘keep up the good
work. We enjoy your column
very much,

ANSWER: I knew you
wanted to get on with your

_plans with no delay so | hope

you have
personal
tapped

‘received... your
reply which I
out immediately.

‘Because many, people may be

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