- Limit your exposure to the sun, especially during the first few days of your trip and, thereafter, from 11am to 2pm. Use a sunscreen with a high protection factor and apply it liberally. Remember that children need more protection than adults do.
- Are there any major health concerns like cholera, Ebola or Lyme's disease here? Do travelers need to get any shots?
- Should certain foods be avoided?
- Is the water potable? If not, what's the best coping strategy?
- Is if difficult to get prescriptions filled? Find a doctor?
- Are there vegetarian-friendly sites?
- What is the most reliable hospital or medical center in your destination?
- What about sun exposure? Ticks? Snakes?
- What sorts of medicines should travelers carry with them? (Anti-diarrheal, for example)
