Trouble In Paradise - Evening Herald

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BARBIE-TOWN: There’s never been a better time to track down a barbecue bargain. Pages 30-31.

Don’t ruin your summer holiday by succumbing to Delhi belly or dysentery. TANYA SWEENEY has the dos and don’ts while overleaf JANE LYONS (left) remembers the time she checked in, alone and miserable, to a Thai hospital

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OU’VE paid out for holiday insurance, you’ve picked up a great bikini . . . hell, you’ve even managed to arrange for someone to feed the goldfish for the next two weeks. Despite the fact that we painstakingly plan some aspects of our two weeks in the sun, most of us tend to overlook the precautionary measures needed to ensure that we

remain safe while we’re there. It may seem like hard work, but if you forget to take the time to bug-proof your holiday before you go, there’s every chance you’ll remember your trip for all the wrong reasons.

^ MID-FLIGHT CRISIS ACCORDING to travel health experts, air passengers are more prone to picking up colds, conjunctivitis and other ^CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

INSIDE: Pricewatch — how much do you pay for your beef burgers? Page 30