Travel Health Issue - May 2005

Travel health is something that is often overlooked when planning a holiday.  Getting ill while away or when you return from overseas can often ruin the entire holiday.  With around half of all Australian’s who go overseas reporting some kind of illness while away, it makes good sense to seek specialist travel health advice before travelling.

Dr Tony Gherardin, is the National Medical Advisor of Australia’s largest travel health group, the Travel Doctor – TMVC.  Here are a few of the travel health issues he is frequently asked about.

Outrigger Hotels & Resorts began as the dream of Roy C. Kelley, who pioneered the concept of family-style hotel rooms in Waikiki. Together with his wife, Estelle, he helped bring the dream of a vacation in Paradise within the reach of the average, middle-class traveler. In so doing, he not only created what has become the largest hotel chain in Hawaii, but also changed forever the face of Hawaii's visitor industry.

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	Sands of the Dreamtime Let Guugu Yimithirr elder, Les Gibson, take you back 20,000 years
	Where Mountains Meet the Sea A deep secret lies off the coast of NZ
	Let Sleeping Moai Lie Some secrets are best left unsolved
	Great Leaping Lemurs Madagascar is counting on a lemur-led economic recovery.
	Galapagos au Go-Go Get amongst it on some of the wildest islands you can imagine.
	Amazing Amazonia! Learn the lore of the jungle - and discover the jungle is a law unto itself.
	India's Golden Triangle The essential Indian experience. All those tales you've heard about India? They're probably true!
	A Treasure Trove of Cultural Riches Korea offers a distinct alternative to its dominant neighbours
	A Dag in the Country Just who would call their tourist destination, "The Dag"?
	Tracking History to Oodnadatta Follow the Old Ghan Railway for a glimpse of history
	Stay Younger, Live Longer. Put Yourself on DVD! What do you do with 20 years of home video?
	Holy Pilgrim Finds Nirvana in a Spa! There are at least two ways to find peace and tranqulity in the Indian Himalayas
	France's Not-So-Well-Kept Secret New Caledonia is back on the menu for Pacific Island holidaymakers.
	Around The World by Hamburger How the relationship between Shekels and Special Sauce could influence your next holiday
	Angkor's New Tomb Raiders Will Cambodia survive this latest onslaught? See also: In the Court of the Khmer Kings
	The World in a Postcard A quaint, ephemeral relic of the 20th century or a microcosm of modern history?
	Still Wild and Wondrous Borneo retains its untamed appeal.
	Of Ice and Men The author fulfills a childhood whim with a voyage to the Antarctic Peninsula.
	Ignition Malaysia Can Formula One provide Malaysia the development boost it desires?
	Cape Colossal For 350 years, Cape Town has been regarded as South Africa's "mother city". Come see!
	Passport To Death Just how dangerous is modern travel? Another UQ Investigative Report. As featured at Lonely Planet website.
Plus:	The Road To Darwin Jump aboard for an intimate look at life on the road as a race team truckie. Steamed Ice and Frosted Lava Step inside this ancient sub-antarctic volcano once a whale slaughterhouse, now a fascinating cruise stopover. Everybody Loves A Winner! Infiltrate the top CART teams. Soweto Uplifting Apartheid is gone, but Soweto remains. Australia's Top End - An Easy Adventure Go see, but plan first Antarctic Renaissance There's a lot more to the Antarctic than just ice and penguins. The Long Unwinding Road How to get from Sydney to Brisbane with the least possible stress. A Postcard From Eyre An unexpected detour on the Eyre Highway yielded this rewarding piece. A Postcard From Cook Another side-road on the Eyre Highway. A snapshot of this now deserted hamlet. Terios To Adventure A drive/adventure test in Daihatsu's baby 4WD